to increase; to add to; to augment
to order; to command; to appoint
to keep watch; to stand guard
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
to be all out; to exhaust
long-lived program (on TV, radio, etc.); long runner
planning; project; plan; design
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
generation; the world; the age
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
modern person; people of today
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
couch potato; television addict
sofa; couch; lounge chair
potato chips; potato crisps
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
vice; immorality; corruption
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to be enchanted; to be charmed
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
passing the baton (in a relay race); baton pass; baton handoff; passing the baton; handing over (a job, responsibility over something, etc.)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip