Kanji should accept a wider array of answers

My suggestion would be to use the synonym feature – I just don’t think it’s within the bounds of practicality to capture every potential English alternative for a particular kanji’s definition.

That said, if you check the recent content updates, they do seem to be trying their best to increase the amount of allowed synonyms: Thursday December 7 2023 Content Updates

A few examples:

古来 (5) - Added “from ancient times” as the primary meaning, added “age-old” as the alternative meaning, moved “ancient” to the allow list, added “from old times,” “time-honored,” “ancient times,” “since ancient times,” and “time-honoured” to the allow list, added “traditional” and “old” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.

抜く (25) - Added “to pull something out” as the alternative meaning, moved “to pull out” to the allow list, added “to draw out,” “to unplug,” “to pull out,” “to extract something,” “to pluck something,” “to draw something out,” “to unplug something,” “to pull out something,” “to draw out something” to the allow list, added “to remove,” “to take,” “to take out,” “to pull,” “to let,” “to let out,” “to push,” “to draw,” “let the air out,” “letting the air out,” “to drain,” “to drain the water,” “to overtake,” “to push through,” “to exclude,” “to surpass,” “to pull through,” and “to air out” to the warning list, and updated the meaning explanation.

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