so to speak; so to call it; as it were
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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
long ago; already; a long time ago
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
in unison; as one; united
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
one breath; chug!; drink!
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to show one's affection; to express one's love
signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
multinational corporation; transnational corporation
corporate body; corporation; (legal) person; (juridical) person
research and development; R&D
attraction; lure; invitation
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
belief; faith; conviction
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
100,000,000; one hundred million
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
very much; very many; more and more
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed