biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
only; merely; but; no more than
female university student
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
successful bid; winning a tender
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
to attempt; to test; to try out
forcibly; against one's will
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
I see; that's right; indeed
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
to be needed; to be wanted
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
that; the matter in question
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
final; eventual; ultimate
how long; how far; how much
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
failure; mistake; blunder
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
participation; joining; entry; adherence
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute