switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
associate editor; deputy editor
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
recommendation; referral; endorsement
exclusive; attached to; specialist
possible; likely; probable
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
promotion; raising of status
explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
go that far; to that extent
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
coarse anko; coarse sweet red bean paste
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)