to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
perspective of an ordinary person; common sense; popular feeling
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
change in appearance; transformation
suspicious-looking; fishy
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
judicial ruling; judicial decision; judgment; judgement
content-free chat; idle gossip
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
receipt (of money); receiving
Saitama (city, prefecture)
district court; local court
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
response; reply; answer; defence; defense
District Public Prosecutor's Office
in order; sequential; seriatim
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
quotation; citation; reference
point of an argument; drift of an argument