it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
regulation; adjustment; control
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
inside; interior; inner part
partly open; in half bloom
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
calm; composed; leisurely
sudden impulse; passing fancy
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
special; particular; peculiar; unique
tram; streetcar; trolley; tramcar
sunlight; rays of the Sun
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
dust jacket; book jacket; dust wrapper; dust cover