clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
materials; data; document
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
decrease; reduction; decline
tendency; trend; inclination
insistence; (major) emphasis; stress
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
time; season; period; phase; stage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
war; fighting; fierce competition
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
river; stream; River; the ... river
that is to say; so that means
source of river; fountainhead
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
armed forces; military; troops
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
likability; favorability; popularity
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unpredictability; element of surprise
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
shoulder (of a road); berm
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into