pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
to improve upon; to make improvements to; to refine
pseudo; quasi; artificial; simulated
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
dwelling; house; home; den (of criminals, demons, etc.); nest
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
among these; between these; of these
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
beautiful woman; pretty girl
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
unusual space; other dimension
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to understand; to make out
to split; to be split; to become sunken (e.g. of cheeks); to become hollowed; to weaken (e.g. of motivation, interest, etc.); to decrease
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
letter breaking off with someone; Dear John letter
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
theme music; theme tune; theme song
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
to have a relationship; to have relations