Western painting; Western film; Western movie
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
only; merely; but; no more than
while; during (the time when)
progress; advance; improvement; development
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
difference; disparity; gap
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
two times; twice; two degrees
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
in comparison to; rather than
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful