to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
casual speech; peer language; informal language
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
than; from; out of; except; but; more
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
lesion; pathological change
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
place; situation; position; location