starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. boxing, baseball)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
registrant; subscriber; enrollee
unprecedented; record-breaking
degree of familiarity; popularity
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
strained back; slipped disk; lumbosacral strain
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
staffing a restaurant, retail outlet etc. with one person (esp. during the night shift); one-man operation; one-person operation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
life imprisonment; imprisonment for life; indefinite imprisonment
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support