important person; strategic person; key figure
property; fortune; means; assets
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
literally; to the letter; literal
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
social; societal; societary
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
patent; special permission; license; licence
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
final warning; ultimatum; last notice
group suicide; mass suicide; arranged suicide of two or more people
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells); precipitation; settling; subsidence (e.g. of land); sinking; submerging
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death
to do together; to share; to participate in
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul; vengeful spirit (spawned from a dead person's hate); vindictive soul (of a deceased person)
plain; plateau; tableland
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
else; in addition; besides
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
throughput; processing power
expansion; swelling; increase; growth