at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
bento; Japanese box lunch
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
such ... as; or some such
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
carfare; cartage fee; honorarium
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
the first and second; a few
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern