spelling; orthography; file; pad; bundle
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
intelligence gathering; information gathering
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
not worth considering; out of the question
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(distinction of) sex; gender
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to name; to call; to christen; to term
neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration; memory; matching pairs
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt