efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
producer (film, TV, etc.)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
superior; superiors; senior
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
time; season; period; phase; stage
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
old body; aged person; elderly person
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
just (applies to set number of items, instances, etc.)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
author; writer; novelist; artist
job; work; duties; trade; skill
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
direct; frank; straightforward; decisive; prompt
to come into being; to be born
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack