to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
appearance (in a film, play, TV show, etc.); performance
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
experience; history; record; career
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai
treasury; treasure house; storehouse; treasure trove; rich source (of)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
reception hours; opening hours
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to quicken one's pace (steps)
personal history; background; career
English conversation; school for English conversation
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering