to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
living thing; organism; creature; biology
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
until now; so far; up to the present
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
weakening; emaciation; decline
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to take away; to carry off
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
(spring) tension rod; tension pole
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bento; Japanese box lunch
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may