material; substance; matter
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to knead well; to polish; to refine
one direction; unidirectional; non-interactive
to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away
pressure; oppression; suppression
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
focusing (of light); convergence; gathering and bundling
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
order; command; directions; instructions
reclining (chair, bed, etc.)
electronic paper; e-paper; e-ink
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
to press a question; to cross-examine
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
grudge; complaint; reproach
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive