from the beginning; from scratch
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
window; window (shop display)
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
limited; limiting; restrictive
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
sales; selling; marketing
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
drama; play; powerful drug
script; libretto; scenario
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
speech and conduct; words and deeds
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to ask for money; to put the touch on someone
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
assumption; supposition; hypothesis