careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
after a long time; for the first time in a while
ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
difficult to ...; hard to ...
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to pour (into a vessel); to fill (a cup, bowl, etc.) with; to dish out (food or drink)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
English conversation; school for English conversation
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
dan rank (in martial arts, go, etc.); advanced rank; grade of black belt
first rank in the senior class (in martial arts, go, etc.); lowest rank; one dan
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book