occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
small number; few; minority
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
imagination; supposition; guess
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
lump together; put all together
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
one's home country; one's homeland
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
whole nation; whole land; whole country
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity