half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
taking a glance at; glimpsing at; taking a peek at; quick look; peep
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
more than anything; above all else
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
direction; trend; directionality; directivity; goal; aim
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
woman; female; feminine gender
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
man; male; masculine gender
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
connection; link; relationship
watch (timepiece); watching (a trend, developments, etc.); observing; (one's) watch (on a ship); watchkeeping; watch cap
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to attract public attention; to create a stir; to arouse interest
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)