common knowledge; well-known fact
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
in one's own way or style
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
working adult; full-fledged member of society
several years; a few years
out of habit; by inertia; by force of habit; mechanical
to crumble away; to collapse
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to become dim; to become blurred
(wheeled) vehicle; car; (railroad) car; (railway) carriage; rolling stock
brake; (a) stop (to a development, behavior, etc.); (the) brakes
carbonic acid; carbonated water; carbonated drink; baking soda; sodium carbonate
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
difference; variation; difference
on the one hand ... (and on the other ...); on one side
Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
big problem; major issue; big controversy
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)