remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
co-sleeping; sleeping together
disturbance of sleep; nuisance in the middle of the night
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
wrong answer; answering wrongly; giving a wrong answer
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
snugly; cosily; compactly
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
sending back; returning; referring a case (regarding juvenile crime) back to the public prosecutor
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
sound wave; acoustic wave
shout of victory; cry of triumph
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
in order; in turn; one by one
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to turn into an increase; to turn into a plus; to change to an advantage
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck
common front; united front
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake