to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
fray; fighting; brawling; scuffle
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
restoration; repair; mending
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to telephone; to make a phone call
excluding the case when; when not
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
every year; yearly; annually
event; phenomenon; matter
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
calamity; misfortune; disaster
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
highly unpredictable; touch and go
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)