predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
cover; concealment; masking; occultation
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
hard solder; silver solder
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
proposal; offer; request; application
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
university student; college student
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
unable to resist; unable to suppress
inspection; examination; checking
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
binoculars; field glasses
amount of light; quantity of light
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
high magnification (telescope, etc.); high power
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
(archaeological) remains; remnants (of ancient structures); ancient foundation
terrain; geographical features; topography
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)