to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
minimum; at the very least
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
bashfulness; shyness; (showing) signs of embarrassment
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
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)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to say no more; to sink into silence
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
cooperativeness; spirit of cooperation
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)