use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
high efficiency; high performance
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be conspicuous; to stand out
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
material; substance; matter
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
foreign; abroad; overseas
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
military authorities; army circles
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
final; eventual; ultimate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
treatment; service; handling; management
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly