tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
going upstream; sailing against the current
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
together; mutually; fellow
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
household; home; family; housekeeping
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
refining; refinement; smelting; training
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
tension; mental strain; nervousness
absolute beginner; complete amateur
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
to boil strongly; to be excited
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
one-hundredth; 0.3 mm (one-hundredth of a sun); 0.1 percent (one-hundredth of a wari); rin (monetary unit; 0.001 yen)
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)