basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
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)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
belief that everything can be explained by science; scientism
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
experiment; experimentation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
extension; elongation; (total) length; extension (e.g. of one's work); continuation; extension (of a line segment); extension (property of occupying space)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
good news; happy news; glad tidings
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
interruption; suspension; break
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
change; conversion; transformation; transformation