chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
violent explosion; bursting
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
participant; entrant; player; competitor
age range; age-group; age bracket
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
old clothes; secondhand clothing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
each individual; each person
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
communicativity; ability to convey one's opinion, message, etc.; power to make oneself understood
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with