to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
next generation; future generation
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
guard; security (officer); guardsman
election; selection; choice
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
pupil; student; schoolchild
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
existence; possession; having; limited company
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
phone scam involving calls from pretended relatives in distress
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
erection (usu. penis); standing erect; stiffening
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful