resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
right to choose; a say; option
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that is to say; so that means
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
that is to say; so that means
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
question sheet; question paper
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
sentence structure; grammatical construction
smoothly; easily; readily
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
conviction; belief; confidence
to get strong; to gain strength