-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
clockwork (motor, etc.); spring action
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
loading; charging; filling
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
column of water; water column
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself