thick; bulky; massive; heavy
on the way home from school
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
commuting to school; school commute
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
the opposite direction; the other way
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
department store; department
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
to pedal a bicycle; to ride a bicycle; to cycle; to bike
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in public; in company; in the presence of others
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal