valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
pet name; nickname; name used to indicate affection, intimacy, informality, etc.
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to be stingy; to be tightfisted
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
phone duty; being on call
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
to creep about; to crawl around
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
homecoming; returning home
imagawayaki; thick pancake containing bean jam, served hot
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
groundless fear; thinking too much; making too much of
Lethocerus deyrollei (species of giant water bug)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)