civilized person; civilized people
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
violently; without holding anything back; firmly; resolutely
of no interest; not interested
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
something like ...; something called ...
to bring up under one's personal care
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases