railway station; train station
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
war; fighting; fierce competition
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
many; much; a great amount; (arch.) excessive amount
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
respect and affection; love and respect
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
power; might; authority; influence
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
predicament; difficult situation
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
United States men's Olympic basketball team
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning