betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
water outlet; tap; faucet
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
test period; exam period; examination time
student (esp. a university student)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
very interesting; of great interest
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
settlement; conclusion; summary
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to be knocked off stride; to lose one's bearings; to lose one's presence of mind
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse