call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
assistance; backing; reinforcements
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
unanticipated; unexpected
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
rise and fall; ups and downs
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to surround; to crowd around
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
war; campaign; battle; (arch.) unpaid work (ritsuryo system); (arch.) forced labor
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
coagulation; freezing; solidification
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
single word; a few words; brief comment
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use