technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
simply; merely; only; solely
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
don't you think?; indicates question
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
scale; scope; plan; structure
final; eventual; ultimate
defense; defence; protection
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)