a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
odds and ends; all; every
indeed; really; truly; very much
process; course; mechanism
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
inspection; examination; check
considerably; greatly; a lot
universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
godparent; first person to give something its name
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
this is why; this means; it is the case that
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
hands-on learning; on-the-job training; experiential learning; learning by doing
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
stopping (of a train, car, etc.); stop
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
lost article; something forgotten
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments