above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
build; physique; frame; constitution
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
third-year student; third-year pupil
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
increase of capital; issue of new shares
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
didn't stir an inch; not stirring a muscle
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
(mouse) click; click (sound)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
humming a tune (while doing something else)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing