close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
action; operation; effect; function
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to make all of uniform height
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
any and every thing; altogether; lock, stock, and barrel; the whole shooting match; the whole kit and caboodle; without reserve
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
piling up; multiple layers
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
box cutter; utility knife
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
covered with; stained; smeared
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
love potion; philter; aphrodisiac
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
eternal; unlimited; endless
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter