practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to be conspicuous; to stand out
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
way out; means to escape; escape route
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
something long; useless things; white elephant; boondoggle
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
related item; related topic
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to become better; to improve