origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
heir; inheritor; successor
bad weather; nasty weather
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
reinforcement; strengthening
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
severance payment; retirement money (usu. lump-sum); redundancy payment
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
neighbouring house; neighboring house; neighbors; neighbours
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to go out and away; to leave
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor