ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
(the) executive; administration; leadership
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to push aside; to push one's way through
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
real thing; original; actual
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
everywhere; all over; throughout
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
copy; duplicate; facsimile; transcript
old clothes; secondhand clothing
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
main question; real issue at hand
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!