apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
V sign (hand gesture); peace sign
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
making constant reference to
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
different race; different ethnic group; different peoples
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
major subject; special study
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
influence; clout; leverage
dawning (of a new era); dawn
particularly; only; in the case of
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
political thought; political philosophy; political idea; idea about politics
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference