acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university
to knock down; to bring down
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
to put into writing; to write
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
tree (esp. a Christmas tree); tree (structure, diagram, etc.); thread (on Twitter)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
a little tight; a little snug; a little strong; a little harsh
weird; disgusting; sickening
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to suit one's skin (of cosmetics); to agree with one's skin; to be compatible; to get along well; to be to one's liking
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through