trial product; prototype model
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
bactericidal action; germicidal action
rather than; more ... than ...
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
excessive bleeding; massive bleeding
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to bury; to embed; to implant
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up
one's post; place of work; workplace
the way back; the way home; return trip
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
cake shop; pastry shop; confectionary
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate