origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
to form a group; to form a bunch
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
section (of track, etc.); segment; dimension; interval
dock; thorough physical examination
release (of a film, music album, software, etc.); publication; release; liberation; release (of a previously pressed mouse button)
embarkation; boarding (an aeroplane, airplane)
upper part; upper region; region above
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
full operation (e.g. factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
un-; non-; negative prefix
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
persistence; fortitude; indomitability
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
willpower; energy; vitality
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake