to be appointed to a rank
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to shake; to sway; to waver
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
outside the country; abroad
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
reality; actuality; hard fact
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
final; eventual; ultimate
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted