insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
preliminary step; first step
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
SIG; special interest group
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
patient; having a long fuse
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
several years; a few years
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
panties thief; knickers bandit
to thrust before; to thrust at
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
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
intimidation; threat; bluster
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber