cooperation; mutual aid (help)
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
reactive oxygen (i.e. free radicals, which can be destructive at high concentrations)
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
objection; dissent; protest
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
foreign enemy; outside invader
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
good person; virtuous person; good-natured person; gullible person
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
cynicism (of mankind); belief that human nature is fundamentally evil
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
emphatically (bite, gulp, chew, etc.)
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
joint sponsorship (of an event); cosponsorship; joint hosting
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
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)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
blank column; blank space
to manipulate figures to one's advantage; to count wrongly on purpose; to inflate or deflate one's age