which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; swastika-shaped family crest; wow; yeah
trial product; prototype model
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
materials; data; document
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
work-in-progress; working state
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
father; dad; husband; you; he
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
two persons; two people; pair; couple
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to state; to express; to mention
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)