to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
electrical machinery; appliances
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
overseas assignment; overseas posting
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
father; dad; husband; you; he
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case