change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
foster father; adoptive father
alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
orphan; person without friends
no exception; without exception; always the same
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
one end; an end; part; fragment
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
gate (of a property); (in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
to hesitate; to think twice; to flinch; to get cold feet
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
human speech; human language; sound of people talking
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways