choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
observation; survey; watching
to pay attention; to be watchful
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
each and all; every single one; everybody
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
to recall; to remember; to recollect
corridor; hallway; passageway
terminus; terminal; end edge
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
instant; moment; for an instant
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
research; study; investigation
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
to shine; to glitter; to be bright