direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
street stall; stand; booth
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
participant; entrant; player; competitor
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
while; during; while; although; all; both
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...