birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
season (in nature, sports, etc.); seasonal word or phrase (in haiku); year
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to attack; to assault; to challenge; to take on; to be bold; to be audacious
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to become serious; to take something seriously (e.g. a joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (esp. at something trivial); to get worked up
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
is that so?; I see; right; oh
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
story of one's experiences
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
number of times; frequency; count