divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
careful observation; close attention
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
possession; retention; maintenance
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
graded on N steps; scored out of N
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
each nation; many nations; many countries
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy
China and Vietnam; Sino-Vietnamese
report card; result sheet
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
study of foreign languages; linguistics
history of Japan; Japanese history
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
world history; international history
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation