wish; desire; ambition; choice
aging (of a population); ageing
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
full view; plain sight; completely visible
weak and small; inferior in strength and size; minor; young; youthful
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
for a while; for some time; for a period
streamlined shape; aerodynamic shape
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to project; to stick out; to stand out
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
pipe; tube; counter for injection ampoules
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
visual confirmation; sighting
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
party; set; gang; company; person
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)