to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
dotted line; perforated line
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
subordination; dependency
transfer; assignment; conveyance
fishing industry; fishery
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove
near oneself; close to one; familiar
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
investigation; research; looking something up
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
to come and go; to go back and forth
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
conclusion (of an argument, discussion, study, etc.); conclusion
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
poisonous spider; venomous spider; wolf spider