mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
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)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
completion ceremony; graduation ceremony
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
specialist training; upper-level course
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
to hold (a ceremony); to perform
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
thawing of snow; thaw; thaw (in relations)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to shout (in anger); to yell
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
hanging around; wandering around (aimlessly); moving around (restlessly); running around
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of