faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
such; like that; that sort of; very
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
schoolgirl; female student
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
proposal; motion; recommendation
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
summer vacation; summer holiday
recommender; nominator; referee
qualification requirement (for a job)