every person; each one; everybody
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
very careful; thoroughly prepared
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to beat to death; to kill
in accordance with plans; just as planned
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
programme; program; plans; arrangements
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
black lustre; black luster
stability; security; equilibrium
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
best friend; very close friend
all (there is); as long as there is
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour); to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden; to ripen; to grow ripe
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
small number; few; minority
ostensible (surface) reason
long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time
silent profile (in cell phones); silent mode; vibrate mode