emergency; extraordinary; unusual
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
soft; fragile; weak; poorly built; insubstantial
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
weak point; unskillfulness
country living; life in the country; country life
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
tone-deafness; amusia; tone-deaf; off-key; having no sense (of something); being hopeless (when it comes to something)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
two times; twice; two degrees
falling down; tumbling; reversing; inverting; getting upset
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to fail to earn a credit; to fail to make the grade
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise