to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
rather than; more ... than ...
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
memory; sense; experience
to complain; to make a complaint
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
good humour (humor); good mood
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
why; how; for what reason
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
region; limits; stage; level
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
eight (long cylindrical things)
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
if it is (the case that ...)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
at once; immediately; right now
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to get hungry; to become hungry
to run up to; to rush over
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to some extent; to a certain extent
intelligence; intellect; brains