high efficiency; high performance
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
steady progress; rapid advance
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to employ; to hire; to charter
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
hiding one's embarrassment
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
verbalizing; putting into words
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to join together; to combine; to join up
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
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)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
two (long cylindrical things)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on