to finish; to stop; to end; to put an end to; to bring to a close ; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to shut down; to shut up ; to put away; to put back; to keep; to store ; to do completely; to finish ; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from ; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from
near; close; short (distance) ; close (in time); soon ; close (relationship); friendly; intimate ; closely related ; similar; almost the same; close to; nearly
first of all; to begin with; before anything else ; probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually ; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably ; anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to be wrong ; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to get wrong ; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
(your) business; (your) concern; (your) need ; (customer's) order ; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.) ; arrest; capture ; subservient to an authority (esp. the government); pro-government
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of) ; to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone) ; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.) ; graduate school; postgraduate school ; institution (often medical); institutional building; government office ; sub-temple; minor temple building; temple; cloister ; imperial palace ; title bestowed on empresses, princesses, etc. ; former (esp. of emperors, daimyos, etc.); late
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention) ; to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies) ; to complain ; to sue (a person); to take someone to court ; to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch; to hold ; to pass; to hand; to give ; to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation) ; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose ; to remove; to get rid of; to take off ; to take away; to steal; to rob ; to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) ; to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish); to harvest (a crop) ; to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside ; to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
to burn; to burn down; to go down in flames ; to be roasted; to be thoroughly cooked ; to be sunburnt; to fade (in the sun) ; to glow red (i.e. of the sky at sunset) ; to become hot (from the sun) ; to be jealous; to be envious
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use ; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume ; to use (language); to speak
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought ; after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case ; too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either ; still; as before ; all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
to show; to display ; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ... ; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining ; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist); to have (an antique, etc.) appraised ; to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor ; to make a show of (doing); to do in a conspicuous manner; to do in view of others ; to resolve to do; to do at any cost; to show others that one will ...
sinking; foundering; going down; submersion ; getting dead drunk ; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties ; staying in one place for a long time
to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.) ; to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into ; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to instill; to infuse; to indoctrinate with ; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)
end; tip; top ; end (of the year, month, etc.); close ; youngest child ; descendants; offspring; posterity ; future ; (finally) after; (at last) after; at the end of ; trifles; trivialities ; degenerate age
to blame; to reproach; to censure; to rebuke; to reprove; to find fault; to take to task; to criticize; to criticise ; to question (a suspect); to challenge ; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated; to get inflamed ; to prick (one's conscience)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer ; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument) ; to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet ; to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind
to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond ; to pass (of time); to elapse ; to have expired; to have ended; to be over ; to exceed; to surpass; to be above ; to be no more than ... ; to be excessive; to be too much; to be too ...
to move (house); to transfer (department) ; to change the target of interest or concern ; to elapse (passage of time) ; to be permeated by a colour or scent ; to be infected; to be contagious; to spread (as in fire)