quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (of light); convergence
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
wish; desire; ambition; choice
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
mountain chain; mountains
Leo (constellation); the Lion
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
engineer; technical officer
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
business world; business circles; (the) industry
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)