authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
scarf (esp. one worn for warmth); muffler
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
personal affair; one's own affair
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
registration book; registration card
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
both; both sides; both parties
to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
in high spirits; excited; energetic
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
pottery; earthenware; yakimono; flame-broiled food (esp. fish); tempered blade
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
advance payment; money paid in advance
two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area