to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
showing one's face in public; facing another person
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
consideration; taking into account
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
going to a yakiniku place by oneself
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
long ago; a long time ago; already
scandal; impropriety; misconduct
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
if it is (the case that ...)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of