large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
equality; impartiality; evenness
in the end; at the end of the day
research material; experimental material
such; like that; that sort of; very
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
karma; result of one's karma; fate; uncontrollable temper
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
victim; injured party; sufferer
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)