first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
putting into operation; invocation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
graduation ceremony; commencement
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble