ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
many; much; plenty; hardly
use; utilization; utilisation; application
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
while; even though; despite
exemption; exoneration; discharge
preparations for returning (home)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
metre; meter; meter; gauge
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
flight; escape; running away; flying high
flour; meal; powder; dust
line-marking machine; line marker
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
good feeling; feeling good
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to lean against; to set against
at first; in the beginning; originally
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
until now; so far; up to the present
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)