to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
counter for books; volume
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded