to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
expedient; means; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
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
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
long ago; a long time ago; already
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
many; numerous; various; large number of
calamity; disaster; accident
to invite in; to show someone in
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
imagination; supposition; guess
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship