shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
national border; provincial border
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to take up one's residence
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
mass; mass (media, production, etc.); masturbation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
it is not (like that) either
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant