competent; suitable; qualified
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
(act of) writing on a blackboard
guidance; leadership; leading the way
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
butterfly net; net for catching insects
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
city centre (center) (esp. capital city); urban centre; heart of city a metropolis
street; quarter; district; area
(your) daughter; young woman
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
prejudice; bias; distorted view
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
tone quality; sound quality
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to listen again; to ask again