to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
should; must; -able; probably; likely
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to be detained; to take time
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to waste time; to kill time
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
in the same way as; just like
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
haberdashery; sundries store
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)