loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to rain incessantly; to downpour
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
metre; meter; meter; gauge
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
power; might; authority; influence
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
until now; so far; up to the present