soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
division into equal parts; equal parts
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
study; research; investigation
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
business trip; official trip
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to trace back to (the origins of something)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
even though; despite; when