union; joining; conjugation
maintenance; preservation; improvement
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
hazard area (flood, tsunami, etc.); danger zone; no man's land
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
defense; defence; protection
sphere; circle; range; category
core; core; hardcore; all-out
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to cease; to stop; to be over
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
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landing; alighting; touch down
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
should time and circumstances permit
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be helpful; to be useful
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also