information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
quiz; short test; mini test
bright person; talented student; prodigy
guess; speculation; supposition
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
to order; to command; to appoint
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to kidnap; to abduct; to drag (someone to an event or place); to force (someone) to go (to)
seeing off and meeting on return
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
strike (i.e. industrial action)
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
cheekbone; zygomatic bone; malar bone
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
pause; suspension; rest; stoppage
readiness to cooperate; framework for cooperation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
thousand years; millennium; eternity