armoring; armouring; armor; armour
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
practice field; training ground; driving range; practice hall; rehearsal space
idiomatic pronunciation or peculiar reading of a kanji or compound
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
trip abroad; overseas travel
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
reading through (a book); finishing (a book)
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
tickling; tickle; joke; gag
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
screening (a movie); showing; to screen a movie
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
mechanical ineptitude; being hopeless with machines
person of high rank or position
tamago kake gohan; raw egg mixed with white rice, often seasoned with soy sauce
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
training (esp. in-service); induction course
working adult; full-fledged member of society
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
summer cold (illness); summer flu
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
strong and weak points; likes and dislikes; strengths and weaknesses
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter