to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mail; postal matter; postal item
serious; not joking; straight
entreaty; appeal; petition
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
individual; one by one; separate; each
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
France; French (language)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to look mad; to act nuts; to seem crazy
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
empty conveyance; empty taxi; free taxi; having spaces available (of a parking lot)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking
other; another; over; more than; I; me
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares