to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
memory; sense; experience
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
there is nothing; having nothing
(state) benefit; allowance; (social security) payment; entitlement
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
by means of; due to; because of; according to
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
chief; main; principal; major
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
genuine article; real thing; real deal
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
relation; connection; relevance
Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement (1960)
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch