insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
sound source; sound generator; tone generator
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to show up; to appear; to turn up
to collect; to assemble; to gather
tendency; trend; inclination
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
being too late; losing one's final chance
present; gift; to give a present or gift
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
the staff; inside the department
practice game; practice match; scrimmage; workout
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
as you see; as you can see
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
continuation; succession; series
what is it exactly?; what is it precisely
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
with a chuckle; with a giggle