elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
origin; beginning; source; rise
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
drama; play; Chinese opera
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to be reminded of; to call to mind
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
short-distance race; sprint
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
base stealing; steal; stolen base
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
take a chance; go for broke; nothing ventured, nothing gained
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth