name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
in the meanwhile; during the time
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
hostility; animosity; enmity
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
ox carriage (for Heian era nobles); oxcart
praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
uniform; regulation dress
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
second (unit of time); arc second
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)