expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
of course; certainly; naturally
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
interior; inside; internal
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
accurate; correct; precise; exact
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
such ... as; or some such
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
settlement; solution; resolution
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
listening (esp. in foreign language education); listening comprehension; interview (with a client, etc.); survey; (public) hearing
one-year-old; one year old
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
high spirits; gleeful mood
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)