conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
usual; unchanging; eternal; same as always
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to join forces with; to cooperate with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
polish; improvement; burnishing
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to rank next to; to come after
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
cease-fire; truce; armistice
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
new student; freshman; first-year student
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
history of Japan; Japanese history
to take (be in) charge of
man; male; masculine gender
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
to grow up; to become an adult
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression