to attack; to assault; to assail
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
while; during (the time when)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
identification papers; ID
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to polish up; to shine up
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
account book; ledger; register
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
name; given name; first name
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
quite right; indeed; truly; well said
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
pronunciation; production of sound
difficult to ...; hard to ...
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
apologies; excuse me; I'm sorry
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness