hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
by myself; in person; by oneself
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
settlement; payment of account
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
affiliated company; affiliated business
to concern; to be related
I see; that's right; indeed
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
even if; even though; however; no matter how
forcibly; against one's will
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming