skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(turned out) all right in the end
safe; vault; storage cabinet
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to increase; to add to; to augment
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
proposal; proposition; suggestion
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
mass production of inferior goods
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
himself; yourself; herself
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
two persons; two people; pair; couple
information bureau; intelligence department
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
bur (of a chestnut, etc.); burr; irritating (e.g. one's throat); thorny; (arch.) crying of a baby
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive