to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
raising a question; posing a problem; setting a hare running
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
scenery; scene; landscape
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
with a bang bang (e.g. repeated sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace; with great vigor
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
elementary and middle schools
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
subordinate; dependent; subsidiary; subservient
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future