to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
upward tendency; rising trend
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
selection; choice; picking out
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
narrow margin; slim margin
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
surroundings; environs; circumference
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
established practice; custom
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill