essential; important; crucial; vital; main
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
double helix (structure of DNA)
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
code; program; code; regulation; code; symbol set; cord
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to turn completely into; to become completely
prohibition; ban; suspension; injunction
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
revision (of a rule, price, etc.); alteration; change
reprint; reprinting; second edition
endpaper (of a book); end-paper; facing (material sewn on the inside edge of a garment); looking back; triumphing over (a rival)
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
vaccine; antivirus software
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
finish; end; completion; result
to anticipate; to foresee