to be opposite; to face each other
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
results; record; grades; marks
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
misprint; typographical error; typo
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to pick up; to find; to gather
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
date of issue or publication
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
small fraction; small proportion
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
selecting the wrong kanji (when typing); kanji typo; misconversion
twice; again; second time
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to hand over; to surrender
extent; scope; sphere; range; span