proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
chief; main; principal; important
successively; one after another
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to boost; to force up; to push up
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
(running) abreast; side-by-side; in a row; neck and neck; (almost) equal
to slay; to kill; to put to the sword
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
spider's thread; spider silk
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
suddenly; all of a sudden
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to suffer damage; to be deceived
complete change; about-face
calling on (someone) uninvited; dropping in on; visiting without being invited; presumptuous; impertinent; impudent
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
consumption; expenditure; spending