smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
how; in what way; by what means
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
infrared rays; infrared radiation
ultrasonic waves; ultrasound
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
contemplation; meditation
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
link; linking; link; hyperlink; linking (of object files); linkage
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
chief; main; principal; major
abundant; rich; ripe; mellow
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
older sister; elder sister
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness