processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to begin to walk; to set out
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
measure; measuring tape; measuring
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Japanese rice fish (Oryzias latipes); killifish; Japanese medaka
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
comprehensive; exhaustive; cyclopedic; encompassing
way (of doing); manner; method; means
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
calling card murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
sounding out; measuring the depths (of a river)