betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
average value; mean value; mean; expectation
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
wherein; therein; thereinto
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
looking pale; looking unwell
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)