terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
after school (at the end of the day)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
morning training (e.g. before school)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter