to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
something; some kind of; for some reason
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
document; official papers
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
copier; copy machine; photocopier
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
printout; (computer) printing
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to find out; to discover; to locate
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)