aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
difference; variation; difference
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
all; entire; whole; altogether
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business