example sentence; illustrative sentence; model sentence
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
tool; implement; means; furniture
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
physical condition; state of health
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
school district; school area
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
third day of the month; three days
past (exam) question collection
to base something on; to make something the basis
navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
ultimate; final; last; eventual
selection; choice; option
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to cut corners; to be shoddy
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher