preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
choices; alternatives; options
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to set (sun); to become dark
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
torii; Shinto shrine archway
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to jar; to creak; to grate
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
tool; implement; means; furniture
simply; merely; only; solely
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person