ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
January; first month of the lunar calendar
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
moving; changing residence; change of address
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
small present; trifling gift; gift given out by companies to customers as a token of gratitude; marketing incentive; (arch.) inferior goods; (arch.) low-quality article
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
custom; habit; customary practice
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
of great promise; with a promising future
son and heir; son who will succeed one
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
minutely; in detail; with particular attention