hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to lose heart; to lose motivation
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
possible; likely; probable
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
time; hour; period; class
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily