nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
vertical line; vertical bar (symbol); bar line
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
to deal with a large number
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
difficult to hear; hard to hear; unpleasant to hear; painful to hear; difficult to ask
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
in the same way as; just like
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
processed goods; finished goods
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to try to do; to attempt to do
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
conviction; belief; confidence
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order