debuff (negative status effect)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
ascetic practices; ridding oneself of desires for food, clothing and shelter; religious medicancy; mendicant monk; sack; carry-all bag
three times; thrice; third (interval)
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
half-hearted; overly optimistic; naive; inexperienced; immature; green
composite; combined; complex
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
range of use; range of application; range of applications; scope (of a document)
step; stride; counter for steps
to step forward; to take a step forward
self-mutilation; self-injury
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
addition; adding; supplement
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
linear; linear motor train; linear induction motor train; magnetic levitation train
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
grated daikon and chili; whole daikon with a chili notched inside and then grated together; grated daikon and carrot
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to say; to be called; to do
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
the opposite direction; the other way
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter