to choose; to select; to pick (out)
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
easy to do; apt to do; prone to do; liable to do
to look young; to seem young
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
serious; severe; grave; acute
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to be found; to be discovered
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
(in the same way) as before; as always
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
to be reflected in a mirror
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
invitation; introduction; temptation
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
(one's) shame and public reputation; (one's) sense of shame and concern for appearances