on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
as; because; with; due to
polish; improvement; burnishing
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
perfect; complete; flawless
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
minimum; at the very least
men's language; male language
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
until now; so far; up to the present
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
by your leave; with your permission
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
measurement error; calculation error