self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
practice test; practice exam; mock exam
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
in comparison to; rather than
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
question; inquiry; enquiry
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
quiz; short test; mini test
only; merely; but; no more than
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
perfect; complete; flawless
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky