insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
town; city; municipal; urban
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
economic bloc; ecosystem (of services, goods, etc. within a company or consortium)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to speak; to say; to vocalize
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
schedule; program; programme; agenda
metropolitan government (of Tokyo)
one by one; one each; one at a time
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
I told you so; you see that?
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
hegemony; leadership; initiative
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!