candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
passing through without stopping; passing by
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
high speed; rapidity; rapid-service train (not as fast as express); rapid train
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
in steps of; in units of; calculated by
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
water heater; (domestic) boiler
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
surroundings; environs; circumference
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
to behave buggily (of software); to act up; to behave strangely
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement