checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
why; how; for what reason
game not played on a computer (i.e. board games, card games, etc.); tabletop game; traditional game
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to be mad about; to be hooked on; to find something hilarious; to find something so funny that one cannot stop laughing
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to become experienced (after many years of practice); to become worn (through long use); to show its age
manual laborer; manual labourer
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
no!; no no!; no, not at all
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
surrounding at a distance
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
program (e.g. TV); programme
next; secondly; subsequently
close; intimate; on good terms
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear