actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
research; study; investigation
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
organization name; organisation name
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
influence; effect; impact
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
body build; physique; frame
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
such; this sort of; like this
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
article; thing; object; property; real estate
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol