to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be lacking in options; to be too few
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
growth period; growing season
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
on the occasion of; at the time of
directions; instructions; orders; command
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
work-in-progress; working state
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve