assistance; backing; reinforcements
to entrust; to leave to a person
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
still; as yet; as it has been
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
under development; in development
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
reaching; attaining; arrival
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
offender; criminal; culprit
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to do (indicating contempt for other person's actions)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid