plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
tendency; trend; inclination
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
for example; for instance; e.g.
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
sign; indication; omen; symptom
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
permission; approval; authorization; license
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
impossible to do (although wants to)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to remind (someone of something); to call (someone's) attention (to); to tell (someone) again (to make sure); to make (doubly) sure (of); to emphasize; to reconfirm
river fish; freshwater fish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
large notebook (usu. used for taking lecture notes)