pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
casual speech; peer language; informal language
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (of the economy, a project, etc.); losing momentum; loss of efficiency
distinctive; characteristic
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
lesion; pathological change
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
place; position; location; position; standing; status
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
detention (usu. during investigation); imprisonment; poundage; custody