severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
serious; severe; grave; acute
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
exclusive; attached to; specialist
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
flour; meal; powder; dust
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
prospects of victory; chances of success
special training; intensive training; crash course
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
department store; department
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
this is why; this means; it is the case that
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like