usurpation; taking back; dispossession
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
servant; manservant; menial
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
to be absorbed in reading
release; emission; ejection
convenient; handy; useful
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
companion; company; tritagonist
tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
though; notwithstanding; although
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession