concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
evening meal; dinner; supper
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
considerably; fairly; quite
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
womanly; ladylike; feminine
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
arrival of goods; goods received
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
discovery; detection; finding
in the meanwhile; during the time
store; reserve; stock; savings
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to attempt; to test; to try out
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
rustling of leaves; rustling of grass
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
just because; even if; even though
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to be too numerous; to be too much