dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
ten (long cylindrical things)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
cherry blossom (colour, color)
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
hello; good day; good afternoon
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
trouble; bother; annoyance
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
maid; helper; help; assistance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
number of characters; number of letters; word count
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
writing; composition; essay; sentence
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy