several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
physical condition; state of health; shape
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
colorectal cancer; large bowel cancer
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
decision; determination; resolution
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
although I say; although one might say; although called
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
tempura shop; tempura restaurant
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
guess; conjecture; surmise
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
manly; masculine; like a man
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to go past; to pass; to pass by
opposite side; opposition
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour