to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
guess; speculation; supposition
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
every place; various places
go that far; to that extent
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
world; society; people; the public
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
chief; head (of an office, of a laboratory)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
late at night; at a late hour
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
prefectures (of Japan, excl. Tokyo and Hokkaido)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
occasional; infrequent; rare
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
it is not (like that) either
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing