a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
derailment; digression; deviation
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
divination; fortune-telling; mantic
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
authenticity; credibility
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
same; similar; (just) like; equal
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
natto (fermented soybeans)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
future (usually near); prospects
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
something or other; one thing or another; this or that