some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
adds force or indicates command
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
way; method; means; resource; course
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
study; diligence; discount; reduction
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
alone; by oneself; on one's own
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just