surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
if it is the case that ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
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)
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to attempt; to test; to try out
trivial; not amounting to much
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple