to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
because of; owing to; due to
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
decrease; reduction; decline
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
educational institution; school; academy; campus
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
don't you think?; indicates question
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)