release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
study; diligence; discount; reduction
military personnel; soldier
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
vertically structured society
relatively; comparatively
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
coincident with; while; simultaneously
rest; break; recess; intermission
minimum; at the very least
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
trivial; not amounting to much
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to make merry; to be festive
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber