securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
factory; plant; mill; workshop
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
tall building; high-rise building
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
blow; shock; strike; batting
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
visual confirmation; sighting
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
how; in what way; how about
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into