wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
to close (one's eyes); to shut
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
serious condition; critical condition
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
small number; few; minority
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
non-conforming process; noncompliant; incompatible
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
broadband; brokers' broker
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
perfect; perfection; perfect game
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
use; utilization; utilisation; application
surface treatment; surface machining; facing
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
(walking) stick; cane; wand
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program