skill; dexterity; proficiency
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
by mutual agreement; by mutual consent
enraged outcry; loud protest; being bitterly criticized by others; being loudly denounced by others
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
concealment; suppression; hiding
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
to distribute; to hand out
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole