terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to complain; to make a complaint
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
papermaking; paper manufacture
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
in person; personally; directly
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
when it becomes; when it comes to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
beginning; outset; first; onset
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
training (esp. in-service); induction course
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
comparatively; relatively
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
man; male; masculine gender
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
both hands; both arms; ten
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation