distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
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)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
in accordance with; according to
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
premeditated murder; deliberate murder; willful murder; wilful murder
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to be expensive; to be costly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
woman; female; feminine gender
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
family; relatives; dependents; household
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to make an appearance; to show up
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
personality; style; appearance
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
one-by-one; separately; in detail