raw materials; ingredient
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
real thing; original; actual
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
political situation; political affairs
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
sphere; circle; range; category
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
decline; fall; decay; withering
teacup (small, without a handle)
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
to become completely chilled
life and death; life or death
turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
bet; wager; stake; gamble
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration