starvation; famine; hunger
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
acid; sourness; sour taste
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
fruit of a tree; nut; berry
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
not caring; not giving a damn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
this sort of; this type of
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
wide difference; a world of difference
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
main cause; primary factor
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
settlement; solution; resolution
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
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 (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)