mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant; ordinary; normal; regular
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
story; tale; talk; discussion