shooting range; firing range
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
finishing blow; coup de grâce
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
probability; likelihood; chances
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
thereupon; shortly thereafter
second (unit of time); arc second
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
results; record; grades; marks
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
different thing; another question; different case
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
fee; charge; rate; material
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession