endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
together; at the same time; same; identical
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
difference; disparity; gap
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Japanese person; Japanese people
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
Island; insula; island; islet
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised