to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
arrival in Japan; coming to Japan; visit to Japan
final; eventual; ultimate
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
personal aeroplane; personal airplane
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
wing (bird, aircraft, etc.); wing (rugby, soccer, etc.); wing (of a building); unbalanced edge (othello)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
complete change; about-face
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
book; volume; this; present; main; head
conviction; belief; confidence
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself