to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
versatility; multiplicity of use
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
to be found; to be discovered
general; popular; common; typical
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to name; to call; to christen; to term
about; on; regarding; per; for every
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
installation (esp. software)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded