taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
chief; main; principal; important
bacterium; bacteria; germ
polish; improvement; burnishing
sterilization; sterilisation; disinfection
in its entirety; whole; wholly
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
everybody; every last one of them; all
just the other day; quite recently
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
face outline; contours of a face
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
recreation; diversion; relaxation
willpower; energy; vitality
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)