important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
(social) position; status
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be silent; to say nothing
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(metal) bar; (wooden) rolling pin
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
almost every day; almost daily
application; request; petition
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
how long; how much; to what extent
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)