to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
battlefield; battleground
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
results; record; grades; marks
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
amount of sugar; sugar content
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
scholarship; stipend; bursary; student loan
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
impossible to do (although wants to)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to unfold; to unroll; to open
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)