to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
form; shape; figure; visage
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
being alone; solitude; loneliness; orphan
solitude; loneliness; isolation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
development; exploitation
beginning; outset; first; onset
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
floor above; floor upstairs
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
while; even though; despite
massing (of troops); gathering
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by