advantage; point in favor; point in favour
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
critical; judgmental; censorious; negative
historical; traditional; historic
rapid progress; radical progress
truancy; absence without leave
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
research; study; investigation
last week; the week before
puncher; boxer with a strong punch; hole punch; keypuncher
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
enumeration; citation; listing
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
old translation; pre-Xuanzang Chinese translation (esp. 5th-mid 7th century)
edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
less prominent one of a pair; less famous member (esp. of a comedy duo or group); (the one who is) not ...; the non-... one (of a pair)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)