increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
outsider; someone outside of a group
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
willpower; energy; vitality
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
priority; preference; preferential right; right of way
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
self-discipline; self-improvement