to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to make a vow; to take an oath
grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to half-rise to one's feet
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
just because; even if; even though
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
just past noon; afternoon
tradition; legend; folklore
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
notes; comment; remark; annotation
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
model change (esp. mobile phone); model upgrade
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
narrow; thin (sized); slender
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
multitasking; multitasking (person); simultaneous (activity); concurrent
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
classified document; confidential document
to finish reading; to read through
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
sobriety; soberness; sober face
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle