baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
guess; speculation; supposition
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
application; request; petition
exemption; exoneration; discharge
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
on the occasion of; at the time of
toilet paper; lavatory paper
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
(attacking and) sinking (a ship); sending (a ship) to the bottom; crushing defeat; utter failure; complete exhaustion; collapsing (onto a bed, desk, etc.)