arbitration; intercession; mediation
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
shopping; purchased goods
shopping centre; shopping center; shopping mall
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
the other day; lately; recently
to humiliate; to disgrace; to put to shame; to violate; to (sexually) assault; to rape
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
important matter; requirement; requisite; necessary condition
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
massing (of troops); gathering
inland districts; inland areas
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
many-sided; multifarious; versatility
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
order; system; the establishment; (ruling) regime; structural plan; body plan
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
overhead; overhead kick (in soccer); bicycle kick
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
tendency; trend; inclination