guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
strength of a thousand men; cloth with the character for "strength" written by a thousand men (soldier's charm)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
scene; spectacle; sight; view
by myself; in person; by oneself
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to some extent; to a certain extent
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to understand; to make out
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
basic overview; basic concept
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
introduction; outline; general remarks
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
to concern; to be related
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
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully