almost; roughly; approximately
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
rising; ascending; climbing
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
go that far; to that extent
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
suggestion; hint; implication
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
help; assistance; service
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
materials; data; document
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to bear fruit; to produce a crop