dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
thought; consideration; thinking
route; way; course; directions
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
physical condition; state of health
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
for a while; for some time; for a period
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
every month; each month; monthly
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
alone; by oneself; on one's own
health; healthy; sound; fit
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
in the same way as; just like
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
updating a software version; version upgrade; upgrading
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
price; cost; value; worth; value
opposite side; opposition
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
review (of learned material); revision
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability