perfunctory; cursory; passing; chance (e.g. customer); transient; stray
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
research thesis; treatise
general mobilization; general mobilisation
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
with a clink; with a flop; suddenly; all of a sudden
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
to add (to what was said before); to say in addition
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
to become used to; to become familiar with; to grow accustomed to
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
someone who battles on in difficult circumstances
comparatively; relatively
calm before a storm; lull before the storm
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
deep affection; dear; beloved
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
fixed date; settlement date
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
nuclear power plant; nuclear power station
air traffic control tower
declaration of war; proclamation of war
according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose