jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
good for the health; healthy; wholesome
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
purification; refining; simplification
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); jump
healthy; sound; wholesome
long time; several hours; long spell
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
health; healthy; sound; fit
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
selling out; being sold out
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
exhibition game; friendly match; friendly; interleague game between the Central and Pacific baseball leagues
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
3rd day of the month; three days
applicant; candidate; volunteer
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie