character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
piece of meat; cut of meat
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
opening and shutting; opening and closing
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
workshop; studio; atelier
place where one works; construction site; working area
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
clear; precise; definite; distinct
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...