check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
to say; to be called; to do
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
of course; certainly; naturally
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
the other day; lately; recently
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
rather; sooner; preferably
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family