(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
failure; mistake; blunder
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to find out; to discover; to locate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
that's true; of course; obviously
simply; merely; only; solely
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
world history; international history
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
great war; great battle; world war
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
symbol; code; sign; notation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
this is why; this means; it is the case that
deliberate; careful; thoughtful; thoughtfulness; prudence
admiration; being impressed (by)
utmost limit; extremity; result
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock