to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
meaning; connotation; denotation
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
automatic; intransitive verb
registration; accession; register; entry; record
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
hands-free (e.g. telephone)
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
censorship; inspection; examination
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
fort; stronghold; fortification
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
sorry; excuse me; thank you
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player