explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hidden treasure; treasured article
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
to torment; to harass; to tease
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
spin; rotation; spin (PR, politics)
auto race; motorcycle speedway event and gambling sport in Japan
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
district; section; sector
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
wherein; therein; thereinto
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
modern art museum; museum of modern art
exhibition; display; putting on show
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
silence; stillness; quietness
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words