strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to discuss; to talk together
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
just because; even if; even though
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
lesion; pathological change
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category