doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
to smile broadly; to grin widely
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
a few years ago; some years back
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
bringing; taking; carrying
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
such; this sort of; like this