direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
pride in one's strength or skill
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
upper floor (of a building)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
apparently; appears to be
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
successive generations; successive emperors
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)