seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
minimum; at the very least
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt
amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
mental; spiritual; emotional
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
nth period (e.g. nth class in school day)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suffix for familiar person