notes; comment; remark; annotation
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
undisputed; entirely; perfect
revolutionary; child of the revolution; man of revolutionary temperament
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
established policy; existing procedures
free markets and open guilds; relaxed market place policy in the Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573-1598)
official proclamation; announcement; promulgation (e.g. of regulations)
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
financial muscle; economic clout
advance; moving forward; progress
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to add (to); to add on; to append
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
and then; and so; and; so then
recitation; reciting from memory
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
means; way; method; measure
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
bold; audacious; impudent; unashamed; unabashed
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
regret; repentance; remorse