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character (esp. kanji), letter, written text; handwriting, penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

important, serious, crucial; valuable, precious; serious matter, major incident, matter of grave concern, crisis; great undertaking, great enterprise, great thing; safe, OK

to get dirty, to become dirty; to become sullied, to become corrupted, to lose one's chastity

I, me; you; manservant

to wrap up, to pack, to bundle, to do up; to cover, to envelop, to shroud, to engulf; to conceal (a feeling), to hide; to give (money in an envelope; as a wedding gift, funeral offering, etc.)

Metropolis (of Tokyo), (Tokyo) Metropolitan District, metropolitan prefecture; counter for cities and towns; capital

space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch; period of time (during, while), duration, interval; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between), relationship; midpoint, average, halfway, middle ground; due to, because of

city

to stop (an activity), to cease, to discontinue, to end, to quit; to cancel, to abandon, to give up, to abolish, to abstain, to refrain

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.), obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside, exterior; appearance; public; first half (of an inning), top (of an inning); cover (for tatami mats, etc.); foreground; Omotesenke school of tea ceremony

day, days; sun, sunshine, sunlight; (the) day, daytime, daylight; date, deadline; (past) days, time (e.g. of one's childhood); case (esp. unfortunate), event

to hit, to strike, to knock, to beat, to punch, to slap, to tap, to bang, to clap, to pound; to strike (noon, etc.), to sound (cymbals, etc.), to beat (a drum, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move, to impress, to touch; to drive in, to hammer in, to put in, to inject, to vaccinate; to type, to send, to transmit; to insert, to write in, to mark; to make (noodles, etc.), to prepare; to till (soil); to sprinkle, to throw, to cast; to do, to carry out, to play, to perform, to engage in (gambling, etc.); to pay (a deposit, etc.); to visit (on a pilgrimage); to line (a coat); to bind (a criminal); to drop (a piece); to play a move, to play a game

reason, cause, grounds; meaning, sense; (good) sense, reason; circumstances, case; (romantic) relationship, love affair

safety, security

opinion, view, comment; scolding, reprimand, rebuke, admonition, cautioning, warning

meeting, conference, session, assembly, council, convention, congress

relation, relationship, connection; participation, involvement, concern; influence, effect; sexual relations, sexual relationship; related to, connected to

spirit, mind, heart; nature, disposition; intention, mind, will, motivation; mood, feelings; consciousness; care, attention, consideration, worry; interest; (the) air, atmosphere; ambience, atmosphere (of), air (of), mood; fragrance, aroma, flavour, taste; qi (in traditional Chinese philosophy and medicine), chi, ki

technology, engineering; technique, skill; art, craft

guest, visitor; customer, client, shopper, spectator, audience, tourist, sightseer, passenger; counter for containers used to entertain guests

education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing; culture, cultivation, education