what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
highest grade; superlative degree
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
important point; point to make note of
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
leaving everything up to someone else
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
round shape; circle; circular form
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
observation; survey; watching
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
first-rate; finest quality; the best
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
tail (animal); tail end; tip
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to project; to stick out; to stand out
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of