difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
specialization; specialisation
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
annual (plant); first-year student
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
meeting; greeting; welcome
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
father; dad; husband; you; he
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
family; members of a family