big problem; major issue; big controversy
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
to have troubles; to have concerns
each individual; each person
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
patterns of thinking; train of thought
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
main principle; gist; general plan; guidelines; outline
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
opening a new store; opening a new branch; setting up a stall (at a festival, trade fair, etc.); setting up a booth; exhibiting
home area; home town; local
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
beauty contest to name Miss ...
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
conditional; qualified; with conditions attached
to trace back to (the origins of something)
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; giving vent to one's frustrations; cooling off
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult matters
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all