hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
(one's) quota; assignment
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
two persons; two people; pair; couple
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
study; research; investigation
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
(nature, etc.) observation diary
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
at least; at most; (even) just
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen