state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
match; game; bout; contest
bet; wager; stake; gamble
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
relaxed; easygoing; leisurely; nonchalant (during an emergency); unconcerned; unperturbed
bone; firm; uncompromising
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
out of the question; preposterous
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
earnestly; immediately; exactly
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
terse; concise; simple and clear
in good health; alive and well; going strong
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
individual; one by one; separate; each
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
life; living; I; me; student
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
how; in what way; how about