to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
approximate age; age range
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
two times; twice; two degrees
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to be needed; to be wanted
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
to begin some form of lifestyle
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
artificial respirator; ventilator
sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free
difficult to ...; hard to ...