meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
ratio; proportion; percentage
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
fully armed; armed to the teeth
suited figure; person in a suit
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
desperately; for one's dear life
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
squad leader; group leader; team leader
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
job; work; duties; trade; skill
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
training (esp. in-service); induction course
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
stage fright; social anxiety disorder; social phobia
outbreak of an illness; onset of an illness; appearance of symptoms
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
centre of attention; center of attention
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage