article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
settlement; solution; resolution
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
loser; defeated person; the defeated
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to make sense; to be meaningful
contract; compact; agreement
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
signature; signing; sealing
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
to look down over; to look down on
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
to say (something) over one's shoulder
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
start of work; commencement; opening
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
new student; freshman; first-year student
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
the two leading actors (in a play); the two star players; the two distinctive features; the two main items (attractions)
unfortunately; regrettably
papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy