technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
point in common; common feature
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
self-defense; self-defence
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
how; in what way; how about
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be found; to be discovered
cooperation; collaboration
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
wet nurse; nursing mother
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
only recently; just of late
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic