falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
equality; uniformity; evenness
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
periodic; regular; routine
number of persons; personnel
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
government service; the bureaucracy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
had better ...; had better not ...
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
cramming (e.g. for an exam)