direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
and yet; though; when; in spite of
considerably; fairly; quite
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
results; record; grades; marks
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
IQ; intelligence quotient
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
genius; prodigy; natural gift
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
method of treatment; cure; remedy
immune strength; immunity
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
entering and leaving hospital
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap