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direction, way; person, lady, gentleman; method of, manner of, way of; care of ...; person in charge of ...; side (e.g. "on my mother's side")

to be (of animate objects), to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed, to be ...-ed

behind, rear; after, later; remainder, the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes), left; also, in addition; descendant, successor, heir; after one's death; past, previous

above, over, up; top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase); surface, on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part; superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class); elder, older, senior; with respect to ..., in terms of, as far as ... is concerned, when (e.g. drunk); besides ..., in addition to ..., on top of ..., as well as ...; after ..., upon ..., on ..., with (e.g. full awareness), as a result of ...; since ..., now that ..., because ...; honorable, venerable, dear; emperor, sovereign, shogun, daimyo

spicy, hot; salty; harsh (criticism), severe (punishment), strict; painful, bitter, difficult, tough

inside, interior; among, within; middle, center, centre; during, while, middle, midst, amid; interval, gap; mean, average; second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes), middle; medium grade, medium quality; red-light district

which (of three or more); well, now, c'mon

below, down, under, younger (e.g. daughter); bottom; beneath, underneath; just after, right after; inferiority, one's inferior (i.e. one's junior); trade-in; preliminary, preparatory

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant, to be available, to be free; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to come to an end; to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.); to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events)

that, that thing; that person; then, that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals); period, menses

metre (unit of length), meter; meter, gauge

point, tip, end, nozzle; head (of a line), front; first, before, ahead (of); (the way) ahead, beyond; future; previous, prior, former, recent, last; destination, address, place where you do something; rest (e.g. of a story), continuation, remaining part; the other party

meaning, significance, sense

one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of, one type of

number one, first, first place; best, most; game, round, bout; as a test, as an experiment, by way of experiment, by way of trial, tentatively; song (e.g. in noh), piece

right, right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing), above-mentioned; the right (wing), rightist; the better (of two)

movie, film, motion picture

music

summer

family

home, household, family, hearth