disabled person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
excursion; outing; picnic
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
husband and wife; married couple
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to sit for an examination
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
accounting; administration (of money)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
with a clink; with a soft thud; with a faint snap (e.g. of a book closing); suddenly; all of a sudden
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
else; in addition; besides
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
never mind!; don't worry about it
prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
thin; slender; fine; unlucky