goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to backfire; to have a harmful result
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
negotiations; discussions; connection
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
large number (of); many; majority
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
outbreak of war; starting a war
only; merely; but; no more than
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
at that time; in those days
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
relation; connection; relevance
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
memory; sense; experience
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
time; season; period; phase; stage
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
explanation; interpretation
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tag (children's game); tig
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)