rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
first calligraphy of the year
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
already; now; no longer; not any more
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
please; somehow or other; one way or another
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
process; course; mechanism
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
personal; individual; private
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)