learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
like a part of the family
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
comprehensive medical check-up; thorough physical examination
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
recreation; diversion; relaxation
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
debut match; debut fight; debut race
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
heavy load; heavy luggage; heavy freight; heavy burden; heavy responsibility; encumbrance
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing