claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
power spot; spiritual hot spot; location said to be flowing with mystical energy
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
president (of a society); chairman
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
be on your guard!; take care!
whichever one chooses; either way
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
had better ...; had better not ...
annual (plant); first-year student
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
indescribable; having no way to express
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
unseasonable; out of season
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
conferring of decorations
traditional; conventional
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman