smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
(projection) screen; the silver screen; the film world; movies
great actor; famous actor; star
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
major stockholder; large shareholder
alone; by oneself; on one's own
test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
to be stricken (e.g. with grief); to be battered (e.g. by disasters)
last week; the week before
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
such ... as; or some such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
overseas student; exchange student
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
only; merely; but; no more than
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
flute; fife; pipe; whistle