halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
fundamental knowledge; the basics
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to send back; to refer back
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
title; index; heading; headline; caption
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
a second time; again; once more; twice
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
counter for books; volume
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; virtue; benefit
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to be injured; to sustain a wound
to say no more; to sink into silence
to think of; to come up with
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
property; fortune; assets
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; leptosomatic habit
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
next generation; future generation
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination