another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
only; merely; but; no more than
second day of the month; two days
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
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
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
radical party; extremists
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
to entrust; to leave to a person
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
and; thereupon; because of that
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
(some) more; even more; longer; further
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion