hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
control; check; restraint; inhibition
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
adds force or indicates command
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to toady; to be obsequious
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
one act (play, etc.); scene; event
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to become settled; to be fixed
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
one end; an end; part; fragment
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
great war; great battle; world war
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to shut in; to confine; to contain