variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
to speak; to hear a voice
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
public agency; public institution
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
with a creak; with a squeak; (packing) tightly; with a squeeze; relentlessly (criticize, complain, etc.); severely
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; beautiful voice; woman with a beautiful voice
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
living thing; living creature; animal; life
moving tale; impressive tale
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)