madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
finish; finishing; finishing touches
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
serious; not joking; straight
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
to say; to be called; to do
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
how; in what way; how about; questionable