chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
period of time; time slot; time zone
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
questionable; doubtful; suspicious
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to have a meal; to take a meal
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
family; members of a family
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
presence; sitting with; being with
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
noon; midday; daytime; lunch