assistant ...; probationary ...
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)
position; location; base; point; site
in the meanwhile; during the time
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
how long; how much; to what extent
running the whole distance
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
electrical machinery; appliances
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
night express with sleeper cars (from the original color of the trains) (colour)
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
rave reviews; extremely high praise
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.