desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
impression; strong belief; conviction
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
victim; injured party; sufferer
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to decide; to determine; to judge
duty; obligation; responsibility
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
police; police officer; police station
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
proposal; proposition; suggestion
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)