board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
January; first month of the lunar calendar
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
in the meanwhile; during the time
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
opposite side; other side; other party
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also