aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
usual; normal; stereotyped
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
study; diligence; discount; reduction
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
leading person; foremost figure
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
managing director; executive director; routine business; regular business
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
determination; resolution
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be silent; to say nothing
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
physical examination (given at conscription)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain