iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
beginning; outset; first; onset
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that's the way it is; such is life
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
feeling; sense; impression