strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
butting (in boxing); clashing (of schedules, etc.); conflict; colliding
both; both sides; both parties
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
surname; family name; last name
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ill will; malice; evil intent
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
older person with more life experience
being a good listener; good listener
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
staying the night; lodging (at)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
finding employment; getting a job
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst