to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to prevent; to take precautions
indicate reason; infers some protest
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
alone; by oneself; on one's own
how many people; a number of people
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
coincident with; while; simultaneously
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to increase; to add to; to augment
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
vice-chief; vice-director; assistant director; deputy manager
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
don't you think?; indicates question
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
man; male; masculine gender
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital