doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
belief; faith; conviction
together; mutually; fellow
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
the big two...; two major...; two main...
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
training; drill; practice; discipline
to sink (into); to get depressed
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
doing whatever one pleases
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
observation; survey; watching
first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to close in on (30 years of age, etc.); to approach; to get close to
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate