rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to repeat; to do over again
senior; elder; person older than oneself
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
tingling; stinging; pungently
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
public holiday; celebration (of)
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords