idealistic thought (argument)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
difficult to ...; hard to ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
future (usually near); prospects
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
genius; prodigy; natural gift
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to prowl after; to keep watch on
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tail (animal); tail end; tip
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to look forward to something
whistle (sound made with the lips)
to be needed; to be wanted
to redeem (from sin); to save
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong