serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to some extent; to a certain extent
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
most part; greater part; majority
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
action of making something; -ification
company; corporation; workplace
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
driving; pounding in; falling badly in love; putting (one's heart) into; step recording (in electronic or computer music)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
one's post; place of work; workplace