to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
there being no use in arguing (about it)
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
image; figure; figure; form; image
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
one way or the other; either way
to benefit (the world, society, etc.); to be of use to; to be of service to
questions and answers; dialogue
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
organizational theory; organization theory
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
dependability; credibility; coefficient of confidence
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
commencing with; including
step; stride; counter for steps
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
appeasement; placation; propitiation
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
Mara; demon king who attempted to hinder Gautama Buddha from attaining enlightenment; obstacle to enlightenment; penis
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
seniority by length of service
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
public opinion; public eye; discerning eye; an eye (for sth); perspective; way of looking at things