target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to collect; to assemble; to gather
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
interview (e.g. for a job)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
this world; this life; world of the living
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
the place for; the time for; the level of
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pharmaceutical (drug) company
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
medical care; medical treatment
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
important; momentous; essential; principal; major