one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
chain; series; connection; linkage
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
discovery; detection; finding
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
choices; alternatives; options
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to spend time (on doing something)
restoration; repair; mending
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
will not do; do not; does not
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at least; at most; (even) just
special; particular; peculiar; unique
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
stairs; stairway; staircase
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue