modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
club activities; extracurricular activities
lost article; something forgotten
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
raw materials; ingredients
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
pressure; oppression; suppression
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
other; another; over; more than; I; me
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery