program (e.g. TV); programme
being on the ropes; losing ground
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); outriding; harbinger; herald; anticipation
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
pessimism; disappointment
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
subordinate part; menial service; subordinate; utility man
to be out of the house often; to spend little time at home; to go out a lot
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to encamp; to take up positions
last week; the week before
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
second; number two; runner-up
to distort; to strain (interpretation); to force (meaning)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
progress; advance; improvement; development
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer