crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
preface; introduction; preamble
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
putting into operation; invocation
grasp; catch; understanding
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
considering something taboo; treating something as taboo
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
Olympia; Olimpia; Olympia
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to live; to make a living; to get on with
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)