big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
proposal; proposition; suggestion
empty eyes; thousand-yard stare; blank glaze; expressionless look; (lit.) eyes of a dead fish
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
meaning; significance; sense
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
assistance; help; assist (final pass or cross before a goal)
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
physical strength; muscle strength
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
it's no joke; gimme a break!
nutritional value; food value
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)