fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
Japan and the Philippines
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
in the meanwhile; during the time
in one's own way or style
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
exemplar; model; example; pattern
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
exchanging business cards
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
business manners; business etiquette
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)