feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning
confidentially; privately; off the record
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
possessed of a strong sense of duty
act of mercy; helping another person
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
half the amount (of money); half price; half fare
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
enumeration; citation; listing
to keep in mind; to memorize
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
deck (of playing cards on table, face down, from which cards are drawn); stack; draw pile; tag verifying one has permission to take plants and trees from common land (Edo period)
to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
credibility; trustworthiness