to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
sprouts; new shoots; young buds
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
if so; in that case; in that situation
to be helpful; to be useful
to get tired out; to be exhausted
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in the morning; during the morning
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
eye for people; ability to judge character
many; numerous; various; large number of
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
period of time; time slot; time zone