measurement error; calculation error
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to differ; to vary; to disagree
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
number of characters; number of letters; word count
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
harmless; innocuous; safe; benign
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
father; dad; husband; you; he
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
production; output; turning out
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
postwar period; period after Second World War
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!