sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
large seal; large stamp; seal of approval; guarantee; endorsement
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
oldest member of a group; longest-serving member
three-digit number; hundreds column
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
hundred points; perfect mark
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
ingredient; component; composition
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
cripple; disabled person; invalid
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
(linguistic) competence; language capability
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
not worth considering; out of the question
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
another dimension; different level; whole other level
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
spirit world; underworld; the next world
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one