record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to differ; to vary; to disagree
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
international; diplomatic intercourse
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
relatively; comparatively
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question); lead up; pretence (pretense); show; pretending (to)
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
a little; a bit; slightly
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
another's parent; another's parents
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
in succession; one after another
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design