to strangle; to constrict
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
molecule; numerator; element (of a group); member; particle
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
partnership; (same-sex) partnership
consent; assent; approval; permission
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
strange; odd; queer; peculiar; weird
(social) class; rank; grade
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
novice driver mark; beginner symbol; V-shaped green and yellow symbol that newly qualified drivers in Japan must display on their cars
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
promotion; raising of status
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
white sash; white belt; leukorrhoea
examiner (e.g. patent examiner)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
(starting) from nothing; from scratch