elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
double; twice (as much); twofold
air chair; wall sit; exercise mimicking sitting in a chair; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
killing two birds with one stone
burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
female university student; female college student
journal; magazine; periodical
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
proposed solution; idea for a solution
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to rise in esteem; to become popular; to rise in value (stocks)
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
average height; average body height
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
winter vacation; winter holidays
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
lottery; tombola; drawing
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
New Year's Eve; end of the year
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to apologize; to apologise
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
greeting; a fine thing to say
thereupon; therefore; because of that
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly