to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
information; experience; knowledge; observation
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
elaborate but slow execution; polished but slow work
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
proper use; using (different things) for different purposes
material; substance; matter
entropy; entropy (information theory)
to tame (an animal); to domesticate
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to serve; to work for; to attend
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
authenticity; credibility
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
extraordinary strength displayed in an emergency; surge of power beyond one's normal capacity; great strength exerted at risk
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
item; commodity; list of articles
gesture; gesticulation; motion
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to destroy; to break (by striking); to smash; to ruin (a plan, atmosphere, etc.); to spoil; to wreck
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)