to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
club budget; club expense
payment; provision; benefit; performance
studies; schoolwork; classwork
support; backing; aid; assistance
past (exam) question collection
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
making (information) into a database; creating a database (from information); entering into a database
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
accumulation; accumulate; store
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
scrutiny; scanning; taking a good look
university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
prefectural assembly member
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
management; administration; operation
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge