to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
unprecedented; never seen before
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to join forces; to cooperate
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
outline; summary; argument
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
in the end; on top of that
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
to rebuke; to scold harshly
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to relax; to feel at home
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
at; in; at; when; by; with
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
short-tempered person; irritable person
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
infancy; childhood; tender age
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of