person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
increased volume or quantity
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
9th in rank; ninth sign of the Chinese calendar
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
serious; not joking; straight
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
so; like this; in this way
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
write jointly; collection of autographs
coloured paper; colored paper
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
fighting against an illness
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation