to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
three kinds; three varieties
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
form; shape; figure; visage
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer