cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
as (for); for; in the capacity of
general; popular; common; typical
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
from the viewpoint of; according to
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
tank tread; continuous track; caterpillar track; endless track; crawler track
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to be reminded of; to call to mind
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
representative; exemplary; model
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
means of transportation; transport service
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition