average; mean; balance; equilibrium
level; standard; water level
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
headquarters; head office; main office
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
transport; transportation
to take a breath; to take a short rest
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
cultural assets; cultural property
major subject; special study
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
cartoon-character costume
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
worried look; melancholy air
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife