character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to mix; to stir; to blend
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
student number (for seating, etc. in class)
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
notice; attention; observation
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
lump together; put all together
although I say; although one might say; although called
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
trouble; bother; annoyance
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
genuine article; real thing; real deal
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
possible; likely; probable
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark