dependence (on alcohol, drugs, etc.)
credibility; trustworthiness
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
prescribed form (of writing); format
heading; headline; index; headword
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
pressure; encouragement; urging; promoting
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
investigator; one who seeks the way
determination; resolution
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
scattering (e.g. in statistics); scatter; dispersion; variation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
elementary, junior high and high school
integrated education; integrated school system; system where students can progress from elementary through secondary levels without entrance examinations
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
way of reciting; way of telling a story
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to crack; to develop a crack
panoramic view; bird's-eye view