big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
material; materials; data; information; documents
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
slapping; splashing; splatting
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
cleaning up someone else's mess; making up for someone else's mistake; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
gift of money (contained in an envelope); money reward (for services rendered)
to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir
to keep standing; to stand motionless
uncouth person; disgusting fellow; nuisance; outcast; bore
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
study; pursuit of knowledge
results; record; grades; marks
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
only; merely; but; no more than
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
multilateral; many-sided; diversified
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess