material; substance; matter
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
just one person; only one
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
now that; since; so long as; because
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to assemble; to set up; to construct
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
digression; many divergences
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
reasoning; logic; persuasion
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
pressure from an explosion; blast pressure; shock wave
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation