close; intimate; on good terms
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
third rank; third class; third person (in a contract, etc.); third sign of the Chinese calendar
writing; composition; essay; sentence
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
stacking flat and face up (magazines, books, etc.)
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
simply put; putting it simply; in short
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
training; drill; practice; discipline
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
along; parallel to; in accordance with
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper
wrapping; lapping (i.e. grinding, polishing)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
since one was born; (in) all one's life
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone