to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
course; route; path; process; means
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
pressure; oppression; suppression
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
bang; boom; crack; sound of something exploding, bursting or cracking
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
multi-use; combined use; combination; serving two purposes
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
standardization; standardisation
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
glove (esp. sports); mitt; grab
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
prevention; precaution; protection against
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
space (room, area, outer space)
number of times; frequency; count