to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
one's post; place of work; workplace
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
innocent; cherubic; childlike
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
flushing (of one's cheeks); dizziness; rush of blood to the head
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to examine someone's expression