lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to redeem (from sin); to save
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
excursion; field trip; school trip
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
at first; in the beginning; originally
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
to cause to swell; to inflame
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
promotion (school, military, etc.)
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
attendance (at school); going to school
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
independence; self-reliance
English proficiency test (esp. the STEP test)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
disinheritance; disowning
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead