to accept; to receive; to agree
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual progression (oft. into an unwanted state); doing little by little; proceeding in a continual and vague fashion; gradually obscuring
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
regret; repentance; remorse
anything and everything; just about everything
two-way communication; bidirectional communication
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
it seems so; that's what it looks like
taboo word; forbidden topic; words or phrases not allowed (in waka and haikai)
in that manner; like that
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
step; stride; counter for steps
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)