a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
International System of Units; SI
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
job application form; employee satisfaction
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
original story; original version; this volume
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
victim; injured party; sufferer
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
question; inquiry; enquiry
pensive (or worried) look on one's face
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
process; course; mechanism