scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to like; to love; to be fond of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to be found; to be discovered
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
as a child; when one was a child
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
very young; little; childish; immature
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
come out!; where are you?
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
reception (telephone); listening (to a telephone)
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash