trial; judgement; judgment
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
senior class (kindergarten, pre-school, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
voluntary; optional; free; elective
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
such ... as; or some such
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
head of the student council; president of the student council
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
explanatory notes (at the start of a book); introductory remarks; usage guide (e.g. of a dictionary); legend (on maps, drawings, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
hey there; I say; see here
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)