passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
decision of a contest; finals
arena for fighting; battlefield
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
catalogue; catalog; list of betrothal presents; gift register; (table of) contents; certificate of initiation
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
three; three years of age
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
third-year student; third-year pupil
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside