chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
in good health; alive and well; going strong
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
favorite; favourite; habitually used
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
more than usual (usu. time)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely