selection; choice; option
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
proving ground; test site
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
to become settled; to be fixed
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to distribute; to hand out
study; research; investigation
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death