SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
nuclear power station; NPS
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
training; drill; practice; discipline
to differ; to vary; to disagree
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pride; boast; credit (to)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
police; police officer; police station
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
in the mountains; among the mountains
by means of; due to; because of; according to
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
duty; function; office; mission; task
preference; priority; precedence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rescue squad; rescue party
log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis)