now; soon; already; yet; further; more
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
the other day; a few days ago
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)