almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
cooking; food preparation
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
just one person; only one
proof; certain truth; demonstration; argumentation
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
mirror surface; lens surface
off the shoulder (e.g. top, dress, etc.)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
everything; anything; nothing
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
police officer; policeman; constable
close to the wall; alongside the wall
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
vast; limitless; boundless
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
great-grandmother; great-grandma
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
one's parents' generation
ancestor; forefather; foremother
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
beginning (of a century, etc.)