to be on track; to be going to plan; to enter orbit
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to sniff out; to get wind of
official announcement; proclamation
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
inexperienced; immature; green; grassy-smelling; smelling of raw vegetation
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
electrically powered; electric
dinner theater; dinner and a show
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
evening; last night; yesterday evening
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
to wash again; to reconsider
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
division (of company); operations department
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
as soon as possible; ASAP