Japanese history; history of Japan
chemical symbols (for the elements)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
quiet; still; surreptitious
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
limited express (train for which a limited-express ticket is required); limited express (train making a limited no. of stops); great hurry
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
this and that; various things
speaking voice; talking voice
un-Japanese in appearance or character
plaster figure; plaster bust
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
popular person; favorite; favourite
popular name; common name; given name
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
secretive; mysterious; furtive; stealthy; clandestine; sneaky
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
whispered conversation; whispering
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to become used to calling (someone by a certain name)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
magazine; journal; periodical
ventilation fan; extractor fan
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual