to indicate; to show; to point to
event; phenomenon; matter
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
level; standard; water level
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to part left and right; to open out
to blow out; to spout out
section; cross section; profile
calm; composed; leisurely
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
very; greatly; exceedingly
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
(seriously and slightly) injured persons; people with serious and minor injures
some; several; many; how many; how much; very