use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
one-by-one; separately; in detail
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(distinction of) sex; gender
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
strong reaction (against); (transplant) rejection
to tie; to fix; to attach
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
I don't need it; I don't want it
generous; magnanimous; open-handed; liberal
suicide by throwing oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
pillar of fire; blazing column
fire prevention; fire control; fireproofing
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle