entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
youthful; young; young-looking
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
patrol (with ships or aircraft); patrolling
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
sense of caution; wariness
large quantity; large amount
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
sedimentation (e.g. of red blood cells); precipitation; settling; subsidence (e.g. of land); sinking; submerging
couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to retort; to quickly turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction; to cut the wheel
mature woman; middle-aged woman
systematic; organized; organizational
to play a central role; to take a leading part
looking depressed; long face
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to cause to swell; to inflame
absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart