to make a speech; to address
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
wavy form; ripply shape; waveform
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to fulfill one's responsibilities
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
allotment (of land); parcelling out
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
to watch steadily; to stare
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
to become settled; to be fixed
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
question; inquiry; enquiry
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
unqualified; without qualifications
regulation; adjustment; control
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to escape from; to get out
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
gambling den; gambling house
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend