to ask a question; to ask questions
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
promising without due consideration
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
each nation; many nations; many countries
pride in one's strength or skill
dispute; conflict; trouble; strife
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
defense capability (defence)
in session; in progress; under way; open
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
regular customer; general audience; general public
participation award; prize for participation
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
earnings from a part-time job
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser