commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to pick up; to find; to gather
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
king; monarch; ruler; champion
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before