big man; large man; tall man; giant
environment; circumstance
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
medium; mediocrity; average
stopping at; going no further than
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
quarrel; dispute; argument
make good use of; make the most of
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
vitality; (one's) life force
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
casualties; the killed and wounded
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
marshland; wetland; swampland
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
eardrum; tympanic membrane
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
riskiness; (level of) danger
to make up the number; to have a complete set of
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)