considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
this world; this life; world of the living
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
even if; even though; however; no matter how
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
in proportion to; just as much as
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
step; stride; counter for steps
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
adds force or indicates command
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
whistling through one's fingers; whistle made by sticking one's fingers in one's mouth and blowing
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
beginning; outset; first; onset
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
story; tale; talk; discussion
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
summer vacation; summer holiday
every year; yearly; annually
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced