telephone made from two cans and a piece of string
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
sea level; (surface of) sea
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
in conflict; incompatible; out of harmony; running counter; mutually exclusive; clashing with
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
finger marks; dirt from the hands
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
extremists; radicals; militants
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
wish; desire; ambition; choice
having a crush on someone
to rest; to relax; to repose
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
morning; forenoon; just before noon
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
that is to say; so that means
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question