steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
wish; desire; ambition; choice
workshop; studio; atelier
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
multiplication table; times table
to read (a book, etc.) over again
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
finely cut strips (of vegetables); shredded vegetables
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
press corps; group of reporters
listless; languid; sluggish; irritating; exasperating; tiresome
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
two parts; two copies; the second part
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student
looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting); appealing (esp. on social media); photogenic; attractive
point worthy of note; good point; part worth seeing; (signs of) promise; good prospects (for the future)
external; foreign; with foreign countries; towards foreign countries
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
acquisition of a qualification
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien