only recently; just of late
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
almost every day; almost daily
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
already; now; no longer; not any more
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
over-optimistic calculation; counting one's chickens before they're hatched
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
name; given name; first name
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
of course; certainly; naturally