primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
wish; desire; ambition; choice
to be dispersed; to get separated
script; libretto; scenario
list price; regular price; established price
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(art of) printing; printing technology; printing technique
that is to say; so that means
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
to recite; to chant; to read aloud
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
by choice; of one's own free will; on one's own initiative; off one's own bat
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
erudition; extensive learning
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl