astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
objection; dissent; protest
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
greatest common divisor; GCD
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
meow; miaow; cat; kitty; pussy cat
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
first place; first rank; units position (of a number)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
how; in what way; how about
as usual; as is one's habit
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
variation in color (colour); having a different color
starting point; starting line