to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
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)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to talk; to chat; to chatter
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be found; to be discovered
trainer (someone who works with sports athletes); sweatshirt
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
while; even though; despite
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
overall victory; championship
promotion; raising of status
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...