expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
sense of smell; olfaction
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
five colors (esp. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
ace; ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
synchronization; synchronized swimming
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
posture; position; stance
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key