white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
to approach; to draw near
troublesome; pain in the butt
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
to show one's affection; to express one's love
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
extremely; terrifically; super
fresco; mural; wall painting
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
history; pedigree; lineage
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
false rumor (rumour); groundless rumor; misinformation
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
to tear up and throw away
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly