step in a Japanese entranceway
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
as soon as possible; ASAP
telephone call; telephone (device)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(two) matchless things; (two) matchless people; pair of bright jewels
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
cut end; edge (of a page, etc.); small amount; small quantity; beginning; clue
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to help; to save; to rescue
slight; insignificant; small
match (to light fire with)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
main force; chief object; mainline
direct descent; direct line
collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
authorized capital; authorised capital
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
national defence; national defense
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
the big two...; two major...; two main...