approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
while moving; on the move
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to pay (fees, taxes, etc.)
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
department; bureau; section; part
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
to ooze out; to seep; to show through (of emotions, etc.); to reveal itself
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
remarkable ability; amazing ability
turning to the right; right turn
to jump from one thing to another
will not do; do not; does not
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
means of transportation; transport service
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
spare (part, tire, etc.); spare (bowling); knocking down all pins on the second throw
meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
resolute; determined; bold
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop