where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
considerably; fairly; quite
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
several years; a few years
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
underground; subterranean
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
only; merely; but; no more than
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
several people; a few people
alternately; by turns; one after the other
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try