fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
for example; for instance; e.g.
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to be opposite; to face each other
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
right in the middle (of); midst; height
war situation; progress of a battle
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
draw (in competition); tie game
impossible; unlikely; improbable
tool; implement; means; furniture
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to need; to call for; to require
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
genius; prodigy; natural gift
in comparison to; rather than
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)