to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
hair (on the head); (a) hair
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
bursting; rupture; explosion; breakdown (of talks, negotiations, etc.); breaking off
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
war; battle; match; game; competition
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
righteousness; justice; right
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
to bring back; to restore
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
complexion; colour; color; blood red
final chapter; last chapter; last section (of a book, essay, song etc.); epilogue
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
summer vacation; summer holiday
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
partition; room divider; partition (on a disk)
room allocation; assignment of rooms
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
great difference; big difference; wide margin