first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
reaching a decision by using a circular letter; reaching a decision via a document circulated to all employees
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
declaration of war; proclamation of war
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
how; in what way; by what means
Japanese box tree (Buxus microphylla var. japonica); Japanese boxwood
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
so; like this; in this way
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
document circulated to staff to obtain approval (for a decision, policy, etc.)
correction; rectification; mending; repair
that is to say; so that means
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
regular customer; valued client