document; official papers
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
question; inquiry; enquiry
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
unexpected; contrary to expectations; unforeseen
discovery; detection; finding
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
deceiving; cheating; fooling
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
bank; banking institution
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
conversion; shift; about-face; switch