steady; sound; reliable; solid
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
(some) more; even more; longer; further
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
settlement; solution; resolution
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
silence; stillness; quietness
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
second; number two; runner-up
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
provisional; temporary; tentative
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
genuine; authentic; true; real
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
like this; this sort; this way
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
absence; disregard; indifference
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
next; following; subsequent; stage; station