to narrow; to reduce; to contract
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
power; authority; jurisdiction
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
old friend; familiar face
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
cooking for oneself; cooking one's own food; doing one's own cooking; scanning a book or magazine to create an ebook by oneself
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
living by oneself; living alone
main question; real issue at hand
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
like this; this sort; this way
subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
verbalizing; putting into words
modern Japanese; current written style