to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
ability; performance; efficiency
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
communication skills; communication ability
ability; capability; skill
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to try out the food at various restaurants
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; trudgingly
largest class; top category
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score