contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
ago; since; before; previous
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
how long; how much; to what extent
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
just because; even if; even though
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to become better; to improve
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
continuation; succession; series
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
specialization; specialisation
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to grow up; to become an adult
training (esp. in-service); induction course
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided