basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation
the last moment; the very end
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
article; news story; report; account
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
social page (of newspaper); local news page
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life