complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
cancellation of a contract
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
rash; boil; secondhand article; bargain; fart
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
claim check; baggage check; luggage check; deposit receipt
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
consumer credit (finance, loan)
800,000; eight hundred thousand
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches