to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
banning of books; banned book
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
with (the sound of) clashing swords; (arguing) fiercely; heatedly; vehemently
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
string instrument; stringed instrument
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
not necessarily so; is not always true
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
strong nation; powerful country
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to look down on; to condescend