year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
hard to reach place; remote place
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
surroundings; environs; circumference
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank