special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
retention; maintenance; preservation
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
fence; hedge; barrier; wall; railing
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
repeating a school grade; grade retention; grade repetition
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
later on; eventually; afterwards
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
absence due to illness; sick leave
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
vague; obscure; vast; boundless
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to lose one's way; to get lost
second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
trivial; not amounting to much
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to show up; to appear; to turn up