copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
interior design; interior; upholstery
interior (of building, room, vehicle, etc.); interior design
myself; yourself; I; me; you
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
some; several; many; how many; how much; very