and; thereupon; because of that
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
thin veneer; hasty preparation; knowledge or skill learned as a stopgap; re-tempering a dull sword (so that it looks as if it's sharp, but is actually unusable)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to well up; to burst; to arise
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reduction by half; halving
(not) merely; (not) simply
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
courier; smuggler; carrier (e.g. of illegal drugs); trafficker
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
one's post; place of work; workplace
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
marine life; marine organism
observatory; observation post
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
period of time; time slot; time zone