adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
full ripeness; full maturity
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
making an attempt; trial run
number of times; frequency; count
to increase; to add to; to augment
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
on countless occasions; many a time
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
directly opposite; right in front
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
both; both sides; both parties
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
charming; fascinating; attractive
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
one-by-one; separately; in detail
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
female friend; woman friend
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
Sunday; nth day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket