seedling; sapling; young tree
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy (person); lackadaisical
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
both; both sides; both parties
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
consequence; outcome; result; blame
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
acceleration; speeding up
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!