skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
largest class; top category
one group; one squad; group one; squad one; entire group; entire squad
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
rationalization; justification
memory-making; making memories
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; on the other hand
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
ecology; life and habits (of an animal); mode of life; way of living
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
naughty; mischievous; unruly
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
unprecedented; never seen before
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
with a screech; with a squeak; with a squeal
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to retaliate; to return a blow; to strike back (at); to retort
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
natural; reasonable; understandable
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
defense; defence; protection
to pour into; to wash down (food); to insert (e.g. into a data stream); to integrate
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)