by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
fiercely fought contest; close game (match, race, etc.); dead heat
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
malicious; scheming; black-hearted; cruel (contrary to outward behavior); sly; black-hearted
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
from the viewpoint of; according to
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
evening meal; dinner; supper
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
when it comes to ...; as for ...
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to look around; to survey
individual differences; personal equation