a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
existence; possession; having; limited company
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
election; selection; choice
treasurer's report; financial report
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
long-awaited; much-awaited
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
like this; in this way; as you see