notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
studying very hard; studying like mad
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (July 7, 1937)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to take a breath; to take a short rest
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
lieutenant colonel; commander (navy)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
chief editor; managing editor; manager; person in charge
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
one machine; one aircraft; one life
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
just a minute; small quantity
rough estimate; rough calculation; expectation; anticipation; plan
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)