Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
senior high school; high school
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
club activities; extracurricular activities
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
taking care of something by oneself; self-management
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
as usual; as is one's habit
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
tandem; (riding with a) passenger on a motorcycle
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
defense capability (defence)
small number; few; minority
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
waterproofing; making watertight
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages