side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
space (room, area, outer space)
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
close; intimate; on good terms
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be found; to be discovered
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to lean against; to set against