foe; opponent; adversary; dissenter
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
at the window; by the window; next to the window
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
approval; license; licence; permission
appointment; rendezvous; date
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
positive thinking; optimism
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
one's cherished opinion; pet theory
self-flattery; singing one's own praises
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back
cartoon-character costume
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
to sniff out; to catch the scent of
singing; song; music class (at pre-WWII schools); song for music classes