genuine; authentic; true; real
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
test period; exam period; examination time
freedom; free man; free woman
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
acquaintance; relations; sexual intercourse; intersection
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to give out (off) fragrance
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
chattering; prattling; gooey; messy (from mud, ink, etc.)
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to lick all over; to run one's tongue over
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
interruption; suspension; break
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to rub together (e.g. one's hands)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts