adoption or rejection; selection; choice; option
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
excessive; too much; unreasonable
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
sketching; pointillism; stippling
to pile up; to accumulate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
conviction; belief; confidence
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back