line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
without; unless; have to do
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
most difficult; next to impossible
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
pressure; oppression; suppression
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
strength; power; proficiency; ability
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
business trip; official trip
to be needed; to be wanted