cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
second; number two; runner-up
Ishihara Shintarou (1932.9-)
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
standardization; uniformalization
taking part (in planning); participation
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to go around spreading (news, rumors, etc.); to cry about; to circulate; to broadcast
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
(software) extension; add-on; plug-in
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
blow; shock; strike; batting
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
permanent; perpetual; persistent; lasting
living together; communal life; cohabitation
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
orders; instructions; directive; command
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
product; produce; result; fruit
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm