so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
House of Councillors (upper house of the National Diet of Japan)
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 train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
preventive measure; recurrence prevention; relapse prevention
like cats and dogs; (on) very bad terms; (lit.) relationship of dogs and monkeys
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ability to get things done
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to state; to express; to mention
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
stillness; repose; standing still
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out