sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
coordinated intervention; joint intervention
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
plan; scheme; stratagem; trick; trap; plot
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
colour; color; hue; tints
feel (of a material); texture
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
inorganic matter; inorganic substance; inorganic compound
visual confirmation; sighting
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
human; human-like; as a person
perception; sensation; awareness
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
strength and weakness; (degree of) strength; stress (of a sound); loudness
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
all you have to do is; just; that's all
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
separate; respective; different
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
coquetry; flirtatiousness; flattery
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking