quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
kind; sort; species; species
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
surroundings; environs; circumference
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
town; city; municipal; urban
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
every person; each one; everybody
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
combat power; fighting strength
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
patience; endurance; perseverance
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
office hours; business hours; working hours
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)