unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be softened; to calm down
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to steal a glance (at); to look furtively (at); to take a peek (at)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
rule; reign; government; governing
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
(national) capital (city); metropolis
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
to glare at each other; to confront each other
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
customs (duties); duty; tariff
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
border (between countries); national border