tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to emphasize; to attach importance to
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
strongest ever; most powerful in history
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
smoothly; easily; readily
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
convenient; handy; useful
minimum; at the very least
to overdo; to do too much
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
a second time; again; once more; twice
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to do everything in one's power; to do all one can; to leave nothing undone; to exhaust one's resources
review; reconsideration; revision
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
current issues; current topics
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without