broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
machine parts; machinery; equipment
tone (of voice); manner of talking
gyudon; rice covered with sliced beef, usu. with vegetables
joint party (e.g. by students from several colleges); combined party; mixer; two or more groups, esp. female and male students, combining for a party
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
connection; link; relationship
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
control; check; restraint; inhibition
ascending and descending; going up and down
way of speaking; profession
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
calamity; disaster; accident
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
such ... as; or some such
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span