to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
sunlight; rays of the Sun
nature; property; disposition
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
power; might; authority; influence
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move