the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
periodic; regular; routine
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
recommendation; endorsement
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
thoroughly; through and through; out and out; in every way; from beginning to end; from start to finish
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
while; even though; despite
scorching; scorch; scorched rice (at the bottom of the pot); crispy rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing
horse mackerel, cut open and dried
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
one's post; place of work; workplace
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers