pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
amusement center (centre); game arcade; gambling hall
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
how long; how far; how much
this and that; one thing or another
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
every evening; night after night
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
remembrance; recollection; recognition
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?