singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
rationality; reasonableness
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
blood relationship; blood relative
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
it is not (like that) either
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
dealing with; coping with
while; during (the time when)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
three; three years of age
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
transfer; transport; removal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
discovery; detection; finding
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
third day of the month; three days
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption