to get information out of a person; to begin listening
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to need; to call for; to require
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
writing; composition; essay; sentence
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
story; tale; talk; discussion
to have the privilege of doing
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
support; backing; aid; assistance
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
power; might; authority; influence
to some extent; to a certain extent
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ago; since; before; previous
how; in what way; by what means
clearing one's throat; cough
representative; exemplary; model
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
specialized; specialised; boutique
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
extensive; vast range; wide scope
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)