to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to need; to call for; to require
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
advanced level; high grade; senior
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
all present; all concerned; all of us
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role