presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
exemption; exoneration; discharge
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to accept; to receive; to agree
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
factory; plant; mill; workshop
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
conveyor belt; belt conveyor
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
future (usually near); prospects
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love