same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
until now; so far; up to the present
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
to spread; to be propagated
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
(how) many times; (how) often
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
reinforcement; strengthening
covering; protection; backing; relief
ago; since; before; previous
cannot be compared with; no match for
slight; little; insignificant
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
on the sea; surface of the sea
construction; establishment
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
fortifying; fortification
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
something small; something petty; trifle
bravery; courage; heroism
to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
evil spirits of rivers and mountains