dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
stereo (sound); stereo (player, set); stereo; stereophonic
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
all; entire; whole; altogether
discarding; firing (an employee)
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consequence; outcome; result; blame
you (plural); all of you; you all
such; this sort of; like this
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
generation; the world; the age
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
mass; lump; nodule; baby boom generation (of 1947-1949); babyboomer (born between 1947-1949)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after