premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
European Community; EC; e-commerce; electronic commerce; emergency contraception; engineering constructor
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
near oneself; close to one; familiar
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
conviction; belief; confidence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
interview (e.g. for a job)
go that far; to that extent
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
I see; that's right; indeed
to go out and away; to leave
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
very interesting; of great interest
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
and yet; though; when; in spite of