prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
error; mistake; slip; bug
shyness; bashfulness; shame
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
if you think about it; come to think of it
duty; obligation; responsibility
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
to be softened; to calm down
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to become misty; to become hazy
classified document; confidential document
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
disorder; chaos; confusion
smoothly; easily; readily
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
writing; composition; essay; sentence
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
mobilization; mobilisation
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open