lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; (lit.) stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to watch over; to watch attentively
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
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enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
speech and behaviour (behavior)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
while; even though; despite
originally; by nature; from the start
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
error; mistake; slip; bug
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
beginning; outset; first; onset
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake