to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
if it is the case that ...
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to attempt; to test; to try out
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
dominion; territory; possession
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
military forces; hosts; troops
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit