equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to fold up; to fold into layers
face; looks; vestiges; trace
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
region; limits; stage; level
already; now; no longer; not any more
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
function; facility; faculty; feature
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
the way back; the way home; return trip
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
rather; sooner; preferably
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before