defense; defence; guard; policing; security
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
infrared rays; infrared radiation
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
one-night stand; taking home a woman from a bar, club, etc.; takeout (food); take-out; takeaway
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
for example; for instance; e.g.
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
honour; honor; glory; privilege
memories; recollections; reminiscence
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
A1; top class; best quality goods