base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
superiority; predominance
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
conversely; on the contrary
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
very likely; very probable
ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
to cultivate a better understanding
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
university student; college student
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
firm-sided backpack made of leather, etc. (used by Japanese elementary schoolchildren, often red for girls and black for boys)
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to set (sun); to become dark
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
environment; circumstance
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
cram school; private tutoring school
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
sharing; division; draw; tie
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
way; method; means; resource; course
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
same; similar; (just) like; equal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point