failure; mistake; blunder
mental; spiritual; emotional
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
study group; study meeting
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
real intention; true motive; true meaning
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
region; limits; stage; level
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
minimum; at the very least
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to throw into; to toss into; to drive (a nail, etc.) into; to hammer in; to fire (a bullet) into; to launch (a missile) at
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release