shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
image; figure; figure; form; image
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
restriction; localization
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
spread; pervasion; permeation
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
surroundings; environs; circumference
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
early (days); initial stage; initial
diagnosis; medical examination
difficult to ...; hard to ...
posing a question; question
several years; a few years
National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...