to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
the whole school; all the schools
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
beginning; clue; starting point
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
unidentifiable; unidentified
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to strike dead; to beat to death
justice; fairness; impartiality
striking; remarkable; considerable
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
memory; sense; experience
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
2nd day of the month; two days
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd