to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
how; in what way; by what means
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
(unfolded) thin sheet of paper; 200-character writing paper; paper money; note
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
but; however; provided that
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
how much; how many; to what extent
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once