human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
direct control; direct supervision
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
one's real father; natural father; biological father
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)
eccentric; crank; oddball
military authorities; army circles
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
considerably; fairly; quite
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law