half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
pronunciation; production of sound
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
how; in what way; by what means
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
woman; female; feminine gender