unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
woman; female; feminine gender
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
time; hour; period; class
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
riverbank (esp. the Yangtze River)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
good prospects; full of hope; promising
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
baseball tournament between non-professional teams sponsored by corporations
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold