big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
proposal; proposition; suggestion
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
meaning; significance; sense
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
handful; small amount; small number
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
physical strength; muscle strength
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it's no joke; gimme a break!
nutritional value; food value