examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
(with a) successful outcome; (ending in) success
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
upper part; upper region; region above
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to emphasize; to attach importance to
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
unskilled; not very good at
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
thrust; driving force; propulsion
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
imbalance; lack of balance; lopsidedness; disproportion; inequality; disparity
score (in a game); full score
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
tangible side of things (such as equipment and facilities; as opposed to the abstract side)
abstract side of things (such as personnel, skill, information; as opposed to physical things)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
quarrel; dispute; argument
mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention