acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
forced to use; forced into a position
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
this side; in the forefront
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
to measure over again; to reweigh
mixing; blending; adding; adulteration; contamination
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of
undesirable lover (boyfriend, girlfriend); passion; temper; irritability
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
(sense of) taste; counter for kinds of food, drink or medicine
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
hand-drawn; drawn by hand; hand-painted; painted by hand
article; item; thing; goods; wares
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to work as the backbone (of); to bear responsibility (for); to be the mainstay (of); to be the central part (of)
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)
to rise (to a high position); to work one's way up; to push one's way up; to be promoted
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
earning the first (runs); preoccupation
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace