to watch over; to watch attentively
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
plural; multiple; several
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
person who is ...; thing that is ...
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
return of spring; rejuvenation
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
Japan and the Philippines
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
picking; collecting; harvesting
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside