positive and negative (numbers); plus and minus (signs); positive and negative (poles)
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
convenient; expedient; makeshift
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
general idea; concept; notion
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
perception; sensation; awareness
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
directivity; directionality; intentionality
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
restoration; repair; mending
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause