origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
testimony; (verbal) evidence
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
area; region; district; locality
public junior high school
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to begin to attend (e.g. school)
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
lawsuit; suit; (legal) action; litigation
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
eloquent; glib; talkative; smooth talker; glib talker
not limited to; not just ...
to be compatible; to get along well
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
as stated; verbatim; literally
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
transportation access; access to (public) transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail); transport links