to make a (government) grant; to release (a criminal)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to attempt; to test; to try out
to some extent; to a certain extent
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
time; hour; period; class
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
trial product; prototype model
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
piece; fragment; one (object)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come