to be to the point; to be pertinent
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
alert status; emergency alert
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to be nearing death; to be dying
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
official announcement; proclamation
power; authority; jurisdiction
severe earthquake; violent tremor
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to throw at; to turn; to raise
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
student; follower; students and pupils
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
accumulation (of discontent, frustration, etc.); buildup; suppression (e.g. of anger)
memory; sense; experience
to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
noisy; confused; uproarious
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
from the beginning; from scratch
(study of) pharmacy; pharmaceutics