copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
pride; boast; credit (to)
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
consideration; taking into account
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
complete change; about-face
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
just managing; with great difficulty
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
secrecy; highly classified information
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
pre-war days; before the war
postwar period; period after Second World War