sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
as (for); for; in the capacity of
letter; missive; note; mail
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
inside; interior; inner part
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
the past is the past; let bygones be bygones
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to turn towards; to point
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
regret; repentance; remorse
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
good feeling; feeling good
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health