(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
chair; stool; post; office; position
future (usually near); prospects
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
wastepaper basket; wastebasket
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
serious (vital) question; a grave issue; a matter of grave concern
all (there is); as long as there is
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
war; fighting; fierce competition
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
anything and everything; just about everything
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
almost every day; almost daily
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
austerity plan; austerity program; austerity programme
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
strict observance (of rules, regulations, etc.); strict adherence; conscientious practice (of good habits, etc.); diligent execution (e.g. of duties); sticking to (e.g. a routine)
having said that; on the other hand
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back