purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
one by one; one after another; successively
same; similar; (just) like; equal
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
faint memory; vague memory; dim memory; vague recollection
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to keep standing; to stand motionless
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
big snake; (large) serpent
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling