to teach; to take a teaching job
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
along; parallel to; in accordance with
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
event; phenomenon; matter
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
preface; introduction; preamble
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
utmost limits; extremity; limit
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
localized (pain, rainfall, etc.); local
giving up; quitting; surrendering
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
personified god; anthropomorphic deity
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to become the subject of rumours or conversations
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end; after all
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
lumping together; putting all together
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
black box; flight recorder; black box (system or device with hidden internal workings)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; field inspection (e.g. in architecture, building)
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of