double; twice (as much); twofold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
in history; ever; historical
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
desperation; struggle to the death
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; distinguished; unrivaled; surpassing (e.g. beauty)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
as; because; with; due to
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
amount of light; quantity of light
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to change color (of leaves in autumn); to turn red; to ripen (and change color); to become sexually aware; to reach puberty
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
too (much); overly; excessively
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
awareness; realization; noticing
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
vulva; female genitals; female genital area
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
speed limit; speed regulation
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
consideration; taking into account
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
genius; prodigy; natural gift
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to come back; to bloom a second time
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh