weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
in one's own way or style
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
thought; consideration; thinking
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
on the occasion of; at the time of
partial; incomplete; imperfect
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
distinction; differentiation; classification
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
already; now; no longer; not any more
routine work; everyday work
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
assessment (of value, damages, etc.); revision (of a budget)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be saved up (of money)
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
without cause; without reason
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...