backing (an initiative, candidate, etc.); support; backing up (another player); covering; backup
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
refutation; rebuttal; retort
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to spread; to be propagated
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
tear gland; lacrimal gland
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
occurrence; happening; incident; event
(raw) ore; unpolished gemstone
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
natural; intrinsic; from birth
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)