fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
stopping functioning; being out of service
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
as before; as ever; as it was originally
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
extravehicular activity; EVA
omniscient point of view (in narration)
aphid; plant louse; plant lice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
reading partway; leaving half-read
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)