absorbent cotton; cotton wool
quick; prompt; alert; smart; clever; astute
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to encamp; to take up positions
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
(opening of a) wound; cut
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign
date on which the event is to take place
personal; individual; private
forcibly; by force; against one's will
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
otherwise; or else; if not
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
attending physician; doctor-in-charge; attending doctor; one's doctor
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; prohibition of smoking; No Smoking; Smoking Prohibited
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless