store; shop; establishment; restaurant
difference; discrepancy; variation
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to take someone's life; to kill someone
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
middle of the night; dead of night
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
Kumamoto Prefecture (Kyūshū)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)