to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
participation; joining; entry
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
height (of a person); stature
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
favourite motto; pet saying
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
blank column; blank space
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
such; this sort of; like this
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
representative; exemplary; model
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric; muslin de laine; moss