base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
frog (esp. the wrinkled frog or Asian grass frog); toad (esp. the Japanese toad)
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
slow-witted person; dimwit; halfwit; faded, dull-colored eggplant
some people; a few people; several people
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
full house (esp. in card games such as poker)
to look down on; to make light of
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
report; notification; registration
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
to use up (all one's strength, ideas, etc.); to exert oneself; to do one's best
as a child; when one was a child