and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
dotted line; perforated line
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
since; henceforth; ever since
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
observation; survey; watching
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
good old; good old-fashioned
flipping a table over in anger; overturning a table in anger
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
written oath; covenant; pledge
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
to win and advance to the next round