majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
on the sea; surface of the sea
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
(being) out of range (e.g. mobile network, radar, missiles); (being) out of contention; (being) beyond influence
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
perfectly round; perfectly circular
how; in what way; how about
to attack; to assault; to assail
difficult to ...; hard to ...
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
go that far; to that extent
(with a) start; fright; alarm; creaking; cracking; snapping
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every