a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)