halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
understood; I see; OK; present; here
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
world; society; people; the public
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
job hunting; job searching
study; diligence; discount; reduction
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
shabu-shabu; thinly sliced meat boiled quickly with vegetables, and dipped in sauce
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
negotiations; discussions; connection
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging