barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to hit the bottom; to bottom out
staffroom; teachers' lounge; faculty lounge
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
opening (the doors to an event, etc.); inauguration
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
with a grin; showing a devilish smile
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
measurement error; calculation error
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to file; to rasp; to use a file
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
place; situation; position; location
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
catering; (food) delivery
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)