hard worker; hardworking person
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
business; trade; operations; sales
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
because of; owing to; due to
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
correction; rectification; mending; repair
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
materials; data; document
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor