to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
third stage; three stages
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
ruling and opposition parties; parties in and out of power
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
class-A; A class; A grade
superior; special class; higher than A class; extraordinary
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
grasp; catch; understanding
on the occasion of; at the time of
major premise (in a syllogism); important condition; basic premise; something that should be obvious to all; something that should not have to be argued
like this; in this way; as you see
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
amount of material resources
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
(not so) much; (not) very
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
household economy; family finances
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip