making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
estimate (of costs); budget
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
(one's) quota; assignment
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
of course; certainly; naturally
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
study; research; investigation
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
such; this sort of; like this
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)