dissection; autopsy; analysis
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rate; late; rating; ranking
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
illegal digging; illegal mining; grave robbing; tomb robbing
never ceasing; never ending; endless
almost; roughly; approximately
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
transactions; dealings; business
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
last night; yesterday evening
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
(political) power; authority; influence
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit
to have an eye on; to zero in on
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly