unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
whistling sound; wheezing sound; sound of the wind; wuthering; howling; soughing
natural water; untreated water; spring water
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to lay aside; to set aside
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
to take; to catch; to capture
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
role (which someone or something plays in a given situation); part; contribution (to a given situation)
ahem; cough-cough; noise in lieu of a comment or contrary view
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
wherein; therein; thereinto
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
together with; same; both; all; including ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
to get along well with; to make a go of it
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind