two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
myself; yourself; I; me; you
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to mutually recognize; to agree; to accept
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be silent; to say nothing
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
simply; merely; only; solely
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
winter vacation; winter holidays
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
invisible person (in science fiction, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
covered with; stained; smeared
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly