advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
stingily; tightfistedly; in a miserly manner; naggingly
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
yen (currency of Japan); circle
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
I see; that's right; indeed
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to rain incessantly; to downpour
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid