development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
separate; special; another; separately
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
display; (computer) display; monitor
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
decrease; reduction; decline
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)