to take into consideration; to bear in mind
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
although there are many of them
assortment; product lineup
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
strong-willed; strong of heart
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
curl; curly hair; ringlet
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
obedient; gentle; meek; submissive; docile
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
government service; the bureaucracy
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
future (usually near); prospects
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help