examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
unable to do one's work; can't get anything done
healthy; sound; wholesome
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
to get angry; to become perverse
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
in the same manner as before; the same as always