if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
reward; honorarium; remuneration
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to repeat; to do over again
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
student (esp. a university student)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such ... as; or some such
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
assertion; declaration; affirmation
supernatural calamities; harm caused by spirits