surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
outward appearance; apparent
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
riskiness; (level of) danger
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
to be dead; to be lifeless
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
literally; to the letter; literal
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
stepping back; drawing back
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
on duty; at work; while working
something; some kind of; for some reason
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to rise; to erect; to get up
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)