to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
anything and everything; just about everything
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
study group; study meeting
attendance; presence; appearance
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
use; utilization; utilisation; application
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
(political) power; authority; influence
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype