science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
first runner (in a relay race); top-class runner; vanguard (of a person); front line; top runner (system of benchmarking against best-in-class performance)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
now that; since; so long as; because
danger; peril; hazard; risk
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
selection; choice; option
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
ginger (Zingiber officinale)