magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
welcome; (warm) reception
morning; forenoon; just before noon
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
being placed one upon another; piling up; superimposition; superposition; excellent; splendid
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry