tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
energy; military strength
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
had better ...; had better not ...
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
creation; generation; formation; derivation
tool; implement; means; furniture
elementary level; beginner level
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
dealing with; coping with
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out