trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to quit one's job; to resign
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
thereupon; shortly thereafter
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
twist; spin; ingenuity; sophistication (e.g. of writing style); wrapped offering (of money); twisting throw
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
decision; determination; resolution
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
accounting; administration (of money)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence