to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
two times; twice; two degrees
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
firmly; solidly; heartily
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of
together; mutually; reciprocally; adds a nuance of solemnity or formality
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
supplementary or additional fertilizer (fertiliser)
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to make a speech; to address
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)