progress; advance; improvement; development
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
society; the world; the times
interception (email); wiretap; bug
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be worried; to be troubled
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
very young; little; childish; immature
difference; variation; difference
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
draw (in competition); tie game
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to appear all together; to be all present
instant; moment; for an instant