very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
this occasion; at this time; now
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
trouble; bother; annoyance
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
such; like that; in that way
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
family; relatives; dependents; household
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to serve; to work for; to attend
like this; this sort; this way
form; shape; figure; visage
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
until now; so far; up to the present
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
proposal; proposition; suggestion
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business