settlement; conclusion; summary
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
(mutual) understanding; communication; passing without obstruction
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
Slow (Kylie Minogue song)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
guinea pig (Cavia porcellus); subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
that day; the very same day
good-for-nothing; worthless
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
around the world; throughout the world
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
ultimate; final; last; eventual
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger
reason for being; raison d'être
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse