humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
shellfish; seashell; shell
tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
worldwide; common to the whole world; universal
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
the three most important cities (esp. in ref. to Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
sentiment; sentimentality
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
degree of attention; profile
being very good at; strongest point
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
rotten smell; putrid odor