10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
antiquity; the previous era
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to talk; to carry meaning
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
rather; sooner; preferably
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to say; to be pleased to say
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
the same generation; coeval
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war