straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
pole; climax; extreme; extremity
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
being very busy; busyness
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
journal; magazine; periodical
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
income; receipts; revenue
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to be needed; to be wanted
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
critic; reviewer; commentator
shōchū made from sake lees; low-quality moonshine (esp. post-WWII); hooch (hootch)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in