to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
huge; enormous; great big
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
section manager; section chief
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
strong; resolute; firm; strict
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
period of time; time slot; time zone
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
city planning; urban planning; town planning
to refer to; to use as reference
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes