counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to pass (of time); to elapse
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
absence; disregard; indifference
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
be (that) as it may; having said that
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
again; once more; a second time
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to smash violently; to crush
process; course; mechanism
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment