attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
excursion; field trip; school trip
neighboring prefecture; adjacent prefecture
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
leading; guiding; commanding
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
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
several times (as large, over)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
body; group; party; company; troupe
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
while moving; on the move
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
comparatively; relatively
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
(on the) aisle; aisle seat
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to come to one's senses; to calm down
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
around the clock; day and night
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
one chance; only opportunity; maybe; perhaps; one-night stand
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
beautification; glorification
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled