substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
4th day of the month; four days
serious; severe; grave; acute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
it can't be helped; so it goes
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to straighten up and stick one's chest out; to throw oneself back (e.g. in a chair); to lean back (arrogantly); to assume a haughty attitude; to behave arrogantly
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
knothole; peep-hole; (fig.) bad eyes; tunnel vision
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
dwelling; house; residence; address
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
after the end (of something)
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
extremely; exceedingly; deeply
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
finish; end; completion; result
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let