twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
school district; school area
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
just past noon; afternoon
endless; boundless; everlasting
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
keychain; key chain; key ring (encryption)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
spinning top (traditionally made of Japanese babylon shell)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
March; third month of the lunar calendar
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
parking area for bicycles
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
even though; despite; when
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish