almost; roughly; approximately
step; stride; counter for steps
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to complain; to make a complaint
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
generation; the world; the age
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
long time; long interval; for quite some time
indicate reason; infers some protest
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to become inverted; to become reversed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
administrative ability; managerial ability; ability to manage; administrative capacity
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
combined unit; two-in-one unit; many-in-one unit; integrated model