non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
the other day; lately; recently
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
unrefined (character, manners); mean; vulgar; bad taste; lacking style
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
bluff; false show of power; bold front
vehicle; horse-drawn carriage
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
feng (male Chinese firebird)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
forcibly; against one's will
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
study; diligence; discount; reduction
training; drill; practice; discipline