church; cathedral; chapel
construction; architecture (of buildings)
within; inside of; less than
besides; in addition; also; moreover
proposal; motion; recommendation
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
(act of) building (temple, monument, etc.); erection
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
pupil; student; schoolchild
to look forward to something
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
large quantity; large amount
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
both; both sides; both parties
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
idealistic thought (argument)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
leader; authority; mainstay
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to squeeze out; to wring out
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
the opposite sex; isomerism
to correct oneself; to restate