work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
indicate reason; infers some protest
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to watch steadily; to stare
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
one way or the other; either way
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
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)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
weight; heavyweight boxer
speaking of ...; as for ...
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
scattering (e.g. dust in the wind, enemies before an assault); dispersal; flying off (in all directions); flying apart
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable