encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
meaning; significance; sense
not yet known; unknown; strange
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
probability; likelihood; chances
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
and so; therefore; for that reason
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to lose sight of; to miss
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
written request; request for ...; application for ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
training; drill; practice; discipline
something like ...; something called ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
don't you think?; indicates question
surname; family name; last name
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
form; shape; figure; visage