treatment; service; handling; management
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
district; section; sector
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
free (of charge); gratuitous
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
coincident with; while; simultaneously
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation