wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
main purpose; primary objective
one digit; one column; the "ones" column
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated
to speak; to say; to vocalize
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
selection; choice; picking out
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
manner of using one's hands
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
warrant; summons; written order
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
later on; eventually; afterwards