people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to speak; to hear a voice
to push aside; to push one's way through
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
story; tale; talk; discussion
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
it is I who should say so
twice; again; second time
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
odds and ends; all; every
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)