sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
entrance fee; participation cost
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
step; stride; counter for steps
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
single word; a few words; brief comment
going to a work location in advance; arriving a day early (e.g. for a film shooting); cutting into another person's wave (in surfing); surfing in front of another person; having the front door be the entrance (of a one-man bus); boarding a one-man bus via the front entrance
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
faculty (of a university); school; college; department
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback
to be worried; to be troubled