to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
continuous track; caterpillar track
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
un-; non-; negative prefix
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
driving characteristics; road handling ability
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
practicality; utility; usefulness
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be silent; to say nothing
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
opinion; point of view; visual point
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
form; shape; figure; visage
firm; unshakeable; resolute
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious