pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to be sooty; to be stained
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
at least; at most; (even) just
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
ability; performance; efficiency
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
return; restoring; return (in tennis, etc.); return (key); return; profit
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
society; the world; the times
century egg; thousand-year old egg; hundred-year old egg; preserved egg (Chinese delicacy)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
very good luck; excellent fortune
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
contract; compact; agreement
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)