seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
genius; prodigy; natural gift
ability; capability; skill
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
utmost limits; extremity; limit
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
yearning; longing for; deep affection
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
superstition; superstitious belief
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited