exactly as stated; verbatim
attendance; participation; presence
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
charity; benevolence; charitable spirit; interest (in public welfare, social enterprise, etc.); zeal
women's group; women's association
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
affection; love; fondness; tenderness
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
cut; reduction; curtailment
railroad; railway; rail transport
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
national defence; national defense
I've got to be going; I must go
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
patient's condition; pathology
critical condition; being on the verge of death
pressure; oppression; suppression
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
bar set in a horizontal position; horizontal bar
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
this year; this fiscal year; this school year