if you think about it; come to think of it
great difference; big difference; wide margin
street; quarter; district; area
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
human relations; personal relationships
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
practice; practising; experience
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
rapid increase; proliferation; surge; explosion
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
through a (computer, etc.) screen
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to unfold; to unroll; to open
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily