to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
representative; exemplary; model
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to explain; to preach; to advocate; to persuade; to prevail upon; to reason with
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
pupil; disciple; follower
that is to say; so that means
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
sharp increase; sudden rise