close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
-less; lacking; non-existing
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
physical condition; state of health
period of time; time slot; time zone
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
middle-distance (races); intermediate-range (missile)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to sprinkle (of rain, etc.)
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
resolute; determined; bold
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
to lead; to take the lead; to be in a top position
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
greeting; a fine thing to say
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
business district; office complex
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty
common knowledge; well-known fact
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting