irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
four (long cylindrical things)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
putting out the light; switching off the light
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to dry up (spring, pond, etc.); to run out
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
meaning; connotation; denotation
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
small fraction; small proportion
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
way of talking; speaking style
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
serious; severe; grave; acute
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
really; truly; indeed; good grief
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
by myself; in person; by oneself
though; notwithstanding; although
to state; to express; to mention
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
while; even though; despite