to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
highest score; highest number of points; top grade; peak altitude; highest point
deep regret; great sorrow; bitter grief
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to understand; to make out
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
common knowledge; well-known fact
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (of vegetables; by depriving them of light)
home; household; family; hearth
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
interference; intervention; meddling
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
backdoor admission to a school; backdoor entry to a school; buying one's way into school; bribing one's way into a school
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
school; proofreading; proof
after a long time; for the first time in a while
game arcade; video arcade
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)