characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
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
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
either way; in any case; one way or another
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to take a breath; to take a short rest
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
plural; multiple; several
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to flare up; to fly into a rage
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to bail out (water); to scoop out
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)