soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; position; location; position; standing; status
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
is that so?; I see; right; oh
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
else; in addition; besides
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
how; in what way; how about
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
experiment; experimentation
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word