turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
largest class; top category
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
placid; composed; serene; big-hearted; broad-minded; magnanimous
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
succession; continuation; series; sequence
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
friendly; easy to get on with; easy to talk to; easy to like
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
arrival of goods; goods received
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
used article (esp. clothes)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
severe wound; serious wound; gash
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
whole family; all one's family
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
muttering voice; murmuring voice
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot