and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
Chinese-style stir-fry containing green peppers and meat; pepper steak (US)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
bento; Japanese box lunch
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
the other day; lately; recently
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
composed expression; clear face
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
first time; first; initial
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without