bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
if it is the case that ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin; to set about; to start
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
time; season; period; phase; stage
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
mandatory retirement system; age-limit retirement system
review; reconsideration; revision
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
heavy labor; heavy labour; hard work; hard labor (in prison); hard labour
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case