occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
(not) even once; (not) ever
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
question; inquiry; enquiry
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
dull-witted; stupid; foolish
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to turn towards; to point
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
pointing out; identification
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
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.)