to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
only; merely; but; no more than
that's the way it is; such is life
review (of learned material); revision
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for