after a long time; for the first time in a while
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to gather; to collect; to assemble
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
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)
probity check; background investigation
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
personal; individual; private
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
participation; joining; entry; adherence
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
understood; I see; OK; present; here
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
kanji "water" radical (radical 85)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection