primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
format; procedure; way of proceeding
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
lanky person; beanpole; lamppost; tall and thin; lanky
outline; summary; gist; in brief
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
data processing; data handling
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
going along with a joke, etc. at the beginning then pointing out its ridiculousness
advocate; proponent; supporter
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
to push (something) against
ratio; proportion; percentage
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
unconditionally; as a rule
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
Yamada Tarō (1918.3.24-2002.12.23) (1948.8.24-)
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment
felt hat; fedora; stopping in the middle; being interrupted in the middle; prematurely going soft during intercourse
difficult to ...; hard to ...
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up