use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to rally; to make a comeback
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to dye; to colour; to color
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
head of the student council; president of the student council
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in
that's a different matter; that's a different story
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year