master; teacher; stable master
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
this; our; the ... in question; right; justice; fairness
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to act cocky; to put on airs; to be full of oneself
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
sense of values; values; value system
fourth day of the month; four days
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
in history; ever; historical
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
Olympic cauldron; Olympic flame platform
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
group; bunch; crowd; group
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
a long time ago; in those days
shot (in films); shot (of alcohol); hitting a ball (e.g. in tennis); shoot (in basketball)
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge