collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
competing; competition; auction
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to knock down the price of; to make a successful bid (for an article); to buy at auction
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
fee; charge; rate; material
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
student (esp. a university student)
to complain; to make a complaint
growth period (in children)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
vacant or unoccupied room
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
successful bid; winning a tender
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.