plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to have an idea; to have a clue
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
last night; yesterday evening
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
commander; commanding officer; CO
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
engineer; technical officer
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
long ago; a long time ago; already
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
tool; implement; means; furniture
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to hold firmly in one's mouth; to clamp down on with one's teeth; to bring (a man) in (for sexual purposes); to lure in