preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
to boost; to force up; to push up
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
occasionally; now and then; from time to time
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
timewise; temporal; chronal
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
result; effect; performance; workmanship; execution; shape and quality (of an article)
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
integrity; consistency; conformity; compliance
outline; summary; argument
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
preliminary loading of the (cargo) ship (in preparation for moving cargo around inside the ship); preliminary placement
board of directors; board of directors' meeting
special feature (e.g. in a magazine); special program; special project
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryo codes)