key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
10th day of the month; ten days
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
magazine; journal; periodical
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
leading person; foremost figure
tool; implement; means; furniture
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to drive in (a nail, stake, etc.); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into; to shoot into; to input (data)
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
immediately; right away; on the spot