to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
surroundings; environs; circumference
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to eat too much; to overeat
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
long ago; already; a long time ago
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
established practice; custom
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
the same; the said; likewise
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
home area; home town; local
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
genuine article; real thing; real deal
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)