stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
nothing but; except; no more than
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
such; like that; that sort of
special; particular; peculiar; unique
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
name; given name; first name
for this very reason; that is exactly why
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
annihilation (of particle and anti-particle)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in