accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
major surgery; major operation
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
to grumble; to make difficulties
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
down payment; contract money
employment (long term); hire
main question; real issue at hand
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
established practice; custom
until now; so far; up to the present
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
master; teacher; stable master
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
unlicensed; without a license (licence)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
pride; dignity; self-respect
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
future (usually near); prospects
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")