is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
loveable; very likeable; like very much
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
spine (of book); binding (of book)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
race (of people); type of person
pre-war days; before the war
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
murder; homicide; manslaughter
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
charming; fascinating; attractive
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
major incident; major happening; big scandal
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
intelligence quotient; IQ
memory; sense; experience
innumerable; countless; numberless
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)