gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
two classes; double; two sets
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
(right at the) side; just beside
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
at once; immediately; right now
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
to look around; to survey
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
composition (of music); setting; writing music
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
voting; ballot; poll; vote
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable