prior investment; upfront investment
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
small tool; gadget; (stage) properties; prop; prop master
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
having not the slightest idea
business discussion; negotiation
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to feel; to sense; to experience
to be helpful; to be useful
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to do (a person) good; to bring profit
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something