national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
on and after; from ... onward; since
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
smooth and flat (e.g. of a prepubescent girl)
belatedly; though a little too late
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
agalactia; lactation failure; flat chest; absence of breasts
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
(ornamental) tip of a scabbard
supreme; sublime; highest
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
choices; alternatives; options
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to notify; to advise; to inform
25th day of the month; 25 days
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
quality (of a product or a service)
smooth (skin, stone, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky