national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)