inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
100,000,000; one hundred million
donor; contributor; provider
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
proper; right; reasonable
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
overhasty; rash; premature
study; learning; tutorial
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
always having a comeback; fast-talking
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
clerk; office worker; office staff
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
throughout; all through; right through
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
mimicking someone's speech; imitating someone's way of speaking; mimicry