for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
multiplication table; times table
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
development; exploitation
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
to cease; to stop; to be over
opinion; point of view; visual point
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to come and go; to go back and forth
occasional; infrequent; rare
period of time; time slot; time zone
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour