foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
course; route; path; process; means
waiting for someone to arrive
counter for buildings, roofs, tents, etc.
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
looking at each other; postponement; suspension; interruption
fixed; obvious; commonplace
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
Catherine wheel (firework); pinwheel
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
elevator landing; elevator hall
temporary absence from school
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
repaying a debt after achieving success; promise to repay a debt after achieving success
promissory note; written acknowledgment of debt; IOU
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
sublime; noble; high-minded
indictment; prosecution; complaint
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
omurice; fried rice wrapped in or topped with omelette
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to torment; to torture; to harass
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
seventh day of the month; seven days
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug