asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to find out; to discover; to locate
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
I see; that's right; indeed
that is to say; so that means
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
knowing; (an) acquaintance
generation; lifetime; age
while; during; while; although; all; both
novel; original; new; innovative
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
drying machine; dryer; desiccator
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
job; work; duties; trade; skill
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
together; at the same time; same; identical
than; from; out of; except; but; more
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect