research establishment; research institute; laboratory
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
sense of unity; sense of oneness
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to devise; to plot; to plan
small business; micro-enterprise; microenterprise
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at once; immediately; right now
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
apparent; obvious; very clear
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
stability; security; equilibrium
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
menial; meanness; servility; abject
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
suffix for familiar person
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate