information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
Budget Committee (of the Upper and Lower Houses of the Diet); budget committee
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
nothing but; except; no more than
drop in the bucket; pittance; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
to divide in two; to divide in half; to divide (among); to apportion; to portion out
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
that's the way it is; such is life
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)