good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
warm air (e.g. from a heater); (arch.) spring breeze
to shut in; to confine; to contain
to stereotype; to squeeze into a pattern; to regiment
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
fry; juvenile fish; fingerling
all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
price reduction; discount
to renew; to replace; to change for; to attach anew
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
malignancy; viciousness; underhandedness
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
company president; manager; director
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming