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.)
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
village; human habitation; human settlement
(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
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
way; method; means; resource; course
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
courteous; decorous; polite
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
elder sister; effeminate man
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
clearing one's throat; cough
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to rock; to shake; to swing
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress