to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
chemical substance; chemical
(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
hoe; raw fish or meat dish in Korean cuisine
writing; composition; essay; sentence
reading aloud; reading (a kanji) by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
recitation; reciting from memory
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
idiom; set phrase; idiomatic phrase
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
technology; technique; technical
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
extremely; very; really; super; so
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
mother tongue; native language; protolanguage; parent language