thought; consideration; thinking
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
disadvantageous; long (odds)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
forcibly; against one's will
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
declaration; proclamation; announcement
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
by myself; in person; by oneself
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
side effect; adverse reaction
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
leader; guide; mentor; coach
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to go out and away; to leave
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to repeat; to do something over again
don't you think?; indicates question
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
book; volume; this; present; main; head
but; however; provided that
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed