examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
possible; likely; probable
elementary level; beginner level
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
production; output; turning out
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
important person; strategic person; key figure
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
practice; practising; training; study
at that time; in those days
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
samurai; warrior; military family
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to take command; to give direction
battlefield; battleground
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like