background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
putting into operation; invocation
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to pass (of time); to elapse
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
don't you think?; indicates question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)