decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
convention; tired tradition; old custom
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
to come to power; to assume the reins of government
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
please (give me); please (do for me)
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
safety; welfare; well-being
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to telephone; to make a phone call
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to burn; to burn down; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun); to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
corridor; hallway; passageway