lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
power; might; authority; influence
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
autofocus; auto focus; anal sex
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
to fold up; to fold into layers
automatic; intransitive verb
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
commitment; pledge; promise
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
largest amount of money; maximum amount of money
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial