examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
from the beginning; from scratch
correction; rectification; mending; repair
without; but if; otherwise; or else
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
supply; provision; raising; procurement
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
notebook computer; laptop
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
amount of money; sum of money
sound of a button or switch being pressed
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
study group; study meeting
flight dynamics; aerodynamics; aeromechanics
very interesting; of great interest
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt