even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
change in appearance; transformation
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
to thin out (plants, seedlings, crops, etc.); to cull; to run on a curtailed schedule; to cut down; to kill a newborn child (due to financial difficulties)
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
covered with; stained; smeared
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
scriptures; canon; teaching guide
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
although there are many of them
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
superiority; predominance
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
place of refuge; refugee destination
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
in accordance with plans; just as planned