immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
two persons; two people; pair; couple
vajra (indestructible substance); diamond; adamantine; thunderbolt; Indra's weapon; Buddhist symbol of the indestructible truth
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
temporary; transitory; short-lived
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
common dace (Leuciscus leuciscus)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
number one; first; best; most; game; round
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
second; number two; runner-up
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)