consequence; outcome; result; blame
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet
what time; (lit.) which hour
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
pronunciation; production of sound
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
lek (communal ground used by birds in mating season); lekking
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to become bright; to become clear
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
point in common; common feature
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
practice; practising; experience
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to move forward; to move on
question; inquiry; enquiry
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal