coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
difference; variation; difference
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
technique; art; skill; move
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
chronological order (form of historical writing); ordering chronologically
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)