to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to put a damper on proceedings (at a meeting, party, etc.)
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to boil down; to condense; to think through to the end; to reduce to essentials
(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
brazenly; shamelessly; alternating wins and losses (every other day); (arch.) stupidly; (arch.) cluelessly; (arch.) slipping away secretly
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
your views; your opinion; great idea; excellent idea
job application form; employee satisfaction
to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to bring back; to restore
conscious; deliberate; intentional
half the body; half length
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
January; first month of the lunar calendar
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two
on the occasion of; at the time of
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
correction; revision; amendment
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
separate volume; fascicle; fascicule
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
case history; medical history; anamnesis
stomach tube; nasogastric tube
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
to dry up; to shrivel (up); to go (completely) dry; to wither (of talents, feelings, etc.); to become desiccated (e.g. of ideas)