observation; survey; watching
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
advance; moving forward; progress
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
school building; schoolhouse
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
voice training; vocal exercises
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
light color; light colour
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
three; three years of age
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
sense of smell; olfaction
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)