to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
almost; roughly; approximately
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
Japanese person; Japanese people
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
dropout; quitter; deserter
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
training; drill; practice; discipline
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done