competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
accurate; correct; precise; exact
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
long ago; already; a long time ago
warp; curvature; curve; arch
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
number one; first; best; most; game; round
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange