ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
it is not (like that) either
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
drama; play; powerful drug
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
tough schedule; heavy schedule; hectic schedule; tight schedule
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
mobilization; mobilisation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
illegal; illicit; unlawful
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
female high-school student
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
personal; individual; private
adds force or indicates command