minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
agricultural land; farmland
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
user's manual; instruction manual
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be plump; to be chubby
smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
beautiful legs; great legs
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
rather; better; instead; if anything
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to work hard; to work diligently