research; study; investigation
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding
abdominal muscles; abs; sit-up (exercise)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
karate; being empty-handed; having nothing in one's hands
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
reminiscent smile; laughing at a memory; smiling to oneself as one recalls something pleasant or amusing
training; education; development; cultivation
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
hard worker; hardworking person
document screening; paper screening; narrowing down a field of applicants based on resumes, written applications, etc.
first-round interview; first-stage interview
and; thereupon; because of that
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
danger; peril; hazard; risk
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
build; physique; frame; constitution
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
for example; for instance; e.g.
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality