manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
item; article; clause; section; point
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
that's the way it is; such is life
writing; composition; essay; sentence
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
set of three; three sets; three classes
life; living; I; me; student
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
(period of) a year; during an era
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
contract; compact; agreement
internal conditions; true state of affairs
both sides; two sides; double-sided
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
coincident with; while; simultaneously
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
food safety; food security
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)