air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
replacement; substitution; change; shunting (rail); switching
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
beginning; outset; first; onset
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
convenient; handy; useful
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
vacant house; unoccupied house
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
athletic meet (esp. at a school); sports day; field day; sports festival