withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
study; research; investigation
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
masked palm civet (Paguma larvata); gem-faced civet
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
Asian elephant; Indian elephant
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
female high-school student
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to go out and away; to leave
to be able to manage somehow or another
ganguro; young girl who heavily tans her skin, bleaches her hair and wears heavy make-up
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
sexy; popular; well-liked