cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the veranda of the Kiyomizu temple
to summon courage; to be brave
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
Committee of the National Diet
chairperson (of a committee); chair; chairman; chairwoman; president
(Japanese) larch (Larix leptolepis, Larix kaempferi)
company president; manager; director
eating together; dining together; having a meal together
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
reception (e.g. wedding); banquet; celebration; party
husband and wife; married couple
attendance; presence; appearance
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
attendee; participant; person present
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
match (for lighting a fire)
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
after-treatment; post-treatment; post-processing; dealing with the aftermath
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
witnessing; observing; sighting
testimony; (verbal) evidence
murder; homicide; manslaughter
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
murder; killing; murderer
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage