poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
ratio; proportion; percentage
new word; neologism; newly coined word; newly introduced word (in a textbook); new word (to learn)
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
war; battle; match; game; competition
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
very young; little; childish; immature
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
at regular intervals; evenly spaced
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
stopping functioning; being out of service
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
ten; 10; ten years of age
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual