condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
management; administration; operation
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to subsist; to keep on living
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
import; importation; introduction; afferent
function; facility; faculty; feature
this (very thing); this precisely
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to open (one's eyes) wide
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
sale; sales; selling; marketing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)