duration; running time (e.g. in film)
to mark the end; to spell the end
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
passing mark (examination); passing grade
reading aloud; recitation
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
consequently; as a result
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
even more; still more; further
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
no exception; without exception; always the same
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
this year; this fiscal year; this school year
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
war; battle; match; game; competition
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
flesh-and-blood; human; warm; compassionate; (lit.) blood-circulating
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed