policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
tradition; legend; folklore
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
adds force or indicates command
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
finish reading; skim (over)
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
moron; idiot; stupid person
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
until now; so far; up to the present
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household