basis; foundation; core; criterion; standard
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
domestic discord; internal discord; internal strife; internal struggle; infighting
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
unconditionally; as a rule
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
almost; roughly; approximately
solitude; loneliness; isolation
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
recollection; calling to mind
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky