incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to be outpushed; to lose a pushing competition
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
komejirushi; Japanese punctuation mark similar in usage to an asterisk
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
family vacation; family trip
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism
cross mark; demerit mark; an X
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
a little; a bit; slightly
one meal; one meal (a day)
(overnight) stay; lodging
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
business trip; official trip