to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
three; three years of age
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
matter in question; that matter; the matter; the issue
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
several times; a few times
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
research; study; investigation
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
yourself; himself; herself
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; attachment; contact play; sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
after school (at the end of the day)
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
kyūdō; kyudo; Japanese archery
always hitting the bull's-eye; infallible
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
to happen to pass by; to pass by