ocular tension; intraocular pressure; IOP
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
head; brains; intellect; understanding
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
examination paper; examination script; answer sheet; answer (to an exam question)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)