rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
half and half; fifty-fifty
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to be the ruin of (a person)
function; facility; faculty; feature
convenient; handy; useful
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
great difference; major mistake
to concern; to be related
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
sales; selling; marketing
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on