to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
direct connection; direct link
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
examination results; test result; test outcome
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
number of characters; number of letters
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
marking; grading; scoring
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
no!; no no!; no, not at all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
genius; prodigy; natural gift
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally