origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
healing (esp. through alternative therapies, music, color therapy, supernatural powers, etc.)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
based on; built on; made from
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to play a central role; to take a leading part
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to shoot dead; to bring down (an animal); to win (a prize, someone's heart, etc.); to make one's own
support; backing; patronage
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to be selected (from among many people)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)