tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
successive generations; successive emperors
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
with all one's strength; with all one's might
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to lose sight of; to miss
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
bet; wager; stake; gamble
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
next term; next period; next version; next release
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
abundant harvest; bumper crop
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
strong interaction; strong force
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence
management; administration; operation
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
very popular; highly favoured
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift