book; volume; this; present; main; head
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
conviction; belief; confidence
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
practice; practising; experience
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
debut match; debut fight; debut race
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
but; however; even though; even if
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
consequence; outcome; result; blame
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes