criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to begin talking; to open up
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
craft; crafting; handcrafted article; kraft paper
tool; implement; means; furniture
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hundred points; perfect mark
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
to be embarrassed; to lose face
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to fall; to drop; to fail (an exam); to lose (a contest, election, etc.); to be unsuccessful
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
trio; gang of three; threesome
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
(pork) cutlet curry; tonkatsu curry