breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to concern; to be related
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
here and there; in places
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to form a group; to form a bunch
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
senior high school; high school
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
senior high school student
to hate the very sight of; to hold a grudge against; to treat like an enemy; to bear constant enmity; to be gunning for; to have it in for
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
journal; magazine; periodical
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
red line; red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps); non-legal public road (denoted by a red line on cadastral maps; sometimes no longer physically existing)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)