at any cost; at any price; at any expense
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
exploration party; expedition team
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hit; to strike; to throw; to toss; to mix; to wear (sword, etc.)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
high power; high power output; explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to become possible; to become able to (do)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
fortune-telling; divination
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be injured; to sustain a wound
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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)