twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
music theory; musical theory
establishment; settlement
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
finger marks; dirt from the hands
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
management; administration; operation
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
events of the day; current affairs
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
speculation; venture; stockjobbing; gambling (on stocks)
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
long ago; previous; of a former age
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to finish off; to ensure (something) is dead; to put an end to; to deliver the final blow; to be the best for A
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
visual kei; fashion style heavy on make-up and elaborate hairstyles, used among Japanese rock bands and musicians; attractive person
host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation