condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
one's share; one's portion
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
extremely; terrifically; super
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
quite; utterly; really; completely
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
having many difficulties in store; grim prospects
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
established fact; fait accompli
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit