to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
three-second rule (food hygiene myth); three seconds rule (basketball)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
reopening; resumption; restarting
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
present continuous tense; present progressive form
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
declaration of war; proclamation of war
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
amount of material resources
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
as a child; when one was a child
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity