the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
even more; still more; further
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
class; heading; group; category
to revere as a god; to worship as a god; to deify
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
image; figure; figure; form; image
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
eight (long cylindrical things)
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
chance; opportunity; occasion
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)