unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
uninhabited island; desert island
gem; jewel; precious stone
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
assertion; declaration; affirmation
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
combination; arrangement; distribution; (arch.) marrying off
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
3rd day of the month; three days
wealthy person; millionaire
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart