cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
fixed date; settlement date
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
housecall (doctor, nurse); outcall (prostitute)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
urgent business; pressing need; imperative
great difference; big difference; wide margin
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
achievement of one's goal; goal achievement
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
from the beginning; from scratch
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
press; print shop; printing office
author; writer; novelist; artist
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to fade into dusk; to fade into twilight; to decline; to wane; to look melancholic (of a person)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing