hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
button (clothing); push-button
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
such; this sort of; like this
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
watermelon splitting (game)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
no!; no no!; no, not at all
mass communication; mass media
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
to push aside; to push one's way through
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
sightseer; spectator; viewer
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
than; from; out of; except; but; more
danger; peril; hazard; risk
should; must; -able; probably; likely
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)