frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
silence; stillness; quietness
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
unprecedented; never seen before
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
business; work; operations; service; duties
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
settlement; solution; resolution
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
tendency; trend; inclination
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
how; in what way; how about; questionable