darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
platform; home; home base; home plate
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
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)
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
to recognize (by sound); to identify; to differentiate (voices, sounds, etc.); to (listen and) understand; to listen to reason; to be reasonable
lack of innovation; stupidity
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin