life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
convenient; handy; useful
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
exactly as stated; verbatim
suggestion; hint; implication
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
block (of wood); chip; splinter