environment; surroundings; circumstances
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
decision; determination; resolution
trouble; bother; annoyance
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to raise one's voice; to shout
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
simple; simplified; easy; plain
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
review (of learned material); revision
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to bury; to embed; to implant
soldering iron; hot iron; brand; mark; stigma
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot