not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
audience; attendance; hearers
distribution map; distribution diagram
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
three; three years of age
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
ultimate; final; last; eventual
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
to resound; to make a stir
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
government; administration
to make a bold speech; to make a bold statement
place; room; margin; scope
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
unique; individual; original; unusual
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
to boost; to force up; to push up
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at a young age; while still young
mature; becoming precocious
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
world; society; people; the public
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
blood relationship; blood relative
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
society; the world; the times
preference; priority; precedence