cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
slight; little; insignificant
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
study tour; guided visit; field trip
front entrance; front door
back seat (of a car); rear seat
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
serious crime; grave crime
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
call; summons; convening; convocation
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
inside; interior; inner part
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill