for today; for the time being
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
schedule; program; programme; agenda
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
unique; individual; original; unusual
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
expression; presentation; representation; notation
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
class; heading; group; category
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
knitting; knitted material; crochet
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
shopping; purchased goods
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
powerful person; influential person
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
coming and going; commuting
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
with no regard to one's appearances; with no concern of how one's act looks like
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
matcha; powdered green tea
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush