making efficient; optimization
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
several years; a few years
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
semi-transparent; translucent
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; here and there; (sound of) walking slowly
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
historical; traditional; historic
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
another thing; other things; another man's property
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
for one person; made for one person
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart