dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
flaring up; bursting into flames
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
adverse circumstances; adversity
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
unveiling; debut; introduction
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
long distance relationship
triple; treble; threefold; three-ply; triplicate
license; permit; licence; certificate
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine