pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
macro; macro (instruction)
solution; solution strategy
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
above-mentioned; given above; previously shown
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(in the work) cited; aforementioned work; op. cit. (opere citato, opus citatum)
to translate; to interpret
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
ōzeki (second highest rank in sumo)
place; situation; position; location
middle and high-school students
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
association; society; organization; organisation
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science