formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
possible; likely; probable
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
that's true; of course; obviously
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
underground; subterranean
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
putting into operation; invocation
joke; playfulness; kidding around
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
substantial matter; significant item
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
to make an appearance; to show up
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience