several people; a few people
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
strategist; tactician; schemer
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
hunting ground; hunting preserve
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
cannot be helped; unavoidable
election; selection; choice
specialization; specialisation
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to maintain; to continue to have
like this; this sort; this way
extended leave; long vacation
going to the United States
repeatedly; to a tremendous extent
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
the same; the said; likewise
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
ancient boys' hairstyle with a part down the middle and a loop above each ear; Meiji-period women's hairstyle with hair twisted into a knot on top of the head and held in place with a pin; constricted tagelus (Sinonovacula constricta); Chinese razor clam
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
criminality; criminal propensity
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
(a person's) appearance; looks
odd; strange; queer; peculiar