to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
what date?; what's the date?; when?
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
private tutor; coach; governess
January; first month of the lunar calendar
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
every year; yearly; annually
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
to publish a book; to put out a book
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
significant difference; statistical significance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
space; interval; space character; whitespace
every second month; every other month
to base something on; to make something the basis
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
to complain; to make a complaint
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
itemized form; itemised form; itemization; itemisation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time