My words

炭鉱

coal mine, coal pit

短所

defect, demerit, weak point, disadvantage

箪笥

chest of drawers, bureau, cabinet, tansu, dresser

淡水

fresh water (i.e. not salt water)

断水

water outage

団地

multi-unit apartments, apartment complex

短編

short (e.g. story, film)

地下水

underground water

近づける

to bring near, to put close, to let come near, to associate with

近寄る

to approach, to draw near

力強い

powerful, strong, forceful, vigorous

千切る

to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up

地質

geological features

知人

friend, acquaintance

地帯

area, zone, belt (of land)

縮む

to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

縮める

to shorten, to reduce, to boil down, to shrink

縮れる

to be wavy, to be curled

チップ

gratuity, tip

茶色い

light brown, tawny

着々

steadily

茶碗

Tea cup, tea cup, tea cup

中間

samurai's attendant, footman

中旬

middle of a month, second third of a month, 11th to 20th day of a month

抽象

abstract

中世

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods ), medieval times, mediaeval times

中性

neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.), indifference

中途

in the middle, half-way

中年

middle-age, middle age, midlife, one's middle years

超過

excess, being more than