near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
business; trade; operations; sales
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
business district; office complex
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
company president; manager; director
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
home area; home town; local
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
information technology; IT
stationery shop; a stationer
retail store; retail shop
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful