to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
moving about; stirring about
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
killing and wounding; bloodshed
selection; choice; option
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
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)
degeneration; retrogression
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
real intention; true motive; true meaning
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land