serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
rising; ascending; climbing
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to cross the line; to go too far
control board; control panel; console
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
thoughtless; reckless; ordinary; usual; excessive; indiscriminate
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
complete victory; total victory
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
furious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
starter motor; starter; self-starter
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
leather strap; thong; leash
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
torture device; instrument of torture
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to twist; to screw; to wrench; to sprain
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
to be hard (to do); to be difficult; to require much effort; to be laborious; to be backbreaking; to have trouble (doing)
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance