gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
ago; since; before; previous
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
insignificant article (in a newspaper)
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
seeking one's own interests; straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests; drawing water for one's own field
Tensei Jingo; daily column in the Asahi Shimbun
unofficial record; rumour; rumor
in pieces; in scraps; fragmentary (e.g. knowledge); scrappy; insignificant; unimportant
extract (of plants, meat, etc.); essence; concentrate; concentrated stock
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
trip abroad; overseas travel
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
listen!; you see; mind you; remember