origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
radio (communication); wireless; not using wires
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to compose; to put together
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped
(one's) grasp of the situation; knowing how matters stand
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end