plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
punctually; on time; as regularly as a clock
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to be too numerous; to be too much
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
control; management (e.g. of a business)
standard-bearer; flag-bearer
being on duty; person on duty
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
never mind!; don't worry about it
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
two times; twice; two degrees
to repeat; to do something over again
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to pass (of time); to elapse
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
evening; night; nighttime
out-of-school; off-campus
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin