creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
research society; study class (e.g. religious); seminar (e.g. presentation of research)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
research division; research club (e.g. at school, university)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
several minutes; a few minutes
ago; since; before; previous
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
shopping; purchased goods
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
inventor; designer; planner
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
first challenge; first try
minute (unit of time); instant; moment; (meeting) minutes; record of proceedings
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver
victory or defeat; victory and defeat