commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
eighth (place, position, etc.); having eight eyes; having many eyes; (of a fabric) having a loose knit; lamprey; eight-holed arrow whistle
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to employ; to hire; to charter
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
observation; survey; watching