to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
had better ...; had better not ...
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to shake; to sway; to waver
any more; any further; any better; any longer
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
just because; even if; even though
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
simply; merely; only; solely
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
book; volume; this; present; main; head