valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
band; zone; range; bandwidth
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
trial; hearing; inquiry; examination; interrogation
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
sentiment; sentimentality
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation