these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
to take up space; to occupy space
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
special; particular; peculiar; unique
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
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)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
how; in what way; how about
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
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
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
trucking; tracking (e.g. in computer graphic)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
difficult to ...; hard to ...
early (days); initial stage; initial
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right