examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
seal over the edges of adjacent sheets; tally impression
password; watchword; motto; slogan
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
business district; office complex
memory; sense; experience
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
interior; inside; internal
accumulation; accumulate; store
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
unlawful; illegal; unreasonable; outrageous; unjust
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)