reinforcement; strengthening
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
again (and again); once again; yet again
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
stirring up trouble in order to get credit for resolving it; profiting from solving problems created by oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to affect; to impact; to influence
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
to live; to make a living; to get on with
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
meeting place; assembly hall