only recently; just of late
reason; cause; circumstances
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
discovery; detection; finding
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
to throw into; to toss into
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
not long has passed since ...
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
exploration party; expedition team
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?