slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
return; relapse; recurrence
how long; how much; to what extent
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
Ama-no-Murakumo no Tsurugi (heavenly gathering of clouds sword; one of the three Imperial regalia)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
useful thing; usable article
to attempt; to test; to try out
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
throwaway; disposable; single-use