to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
many; much; plenty; hardly
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to force open; to push open
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
direct unforked road; straight path
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
funny story; funny anecdote
to quicken one's pace (steps)
other side; opposite side; other party
to overflow from something full
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.