to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
feeling; sense; impression
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
educational institution; school; academy; campus
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to attempt; to test; to try out
ten best people (in a particular field)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
trivial; not amounting to much
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
considerably; fairly; quite
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
authority; power; influence
to look down on; to make light of
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy