handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
report; notification; registration
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
and; thereupon; because of that
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
whatever (the case may be)
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
index finger; forefinger; second toe
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
topic of discussion; agenda
limp; imbalance; unfavorable progress; unfavourable progress
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
sanity; consciousness; soberness
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
to sit for an examination
ranking table (e.g. sports league)
allotment (allocation) of marks
to be transparent; to show through
second-year student; biennial
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
first challenge; first try