theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
time; season; period; phase; stage
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
annual (plant); first-year student
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
company; corporation; workplace
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to be worried; to be troubled
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
in the meanwhile; during the time
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to rush over; to run up to
back off!; leave me alone!
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
being absorbed in; losing oneself in; losing control of oneself
to thrust away; to send flying
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
explosion; rupture; break off
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction