once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
no, not like that (but like this)
Patent Office; Patent Agency
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
security firm; security company
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
patent; special permission; license; licence
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to make one's own; to take possession of
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
application; request; petition
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to violate the law; to have a brush with the law; to have a run-in with the law
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
moneymaking; earning money