present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to move around; to move about; to get around
home area; home town; local
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
direct connection; direct link
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
even if not; even without
relation; connection; relevance
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
person concerned; interested party; related party
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
you (plural); all of you; you all
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
temporary; transitory; short-lived
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
supply; supplying; replenishment
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement