tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Alan (member of an ancient Scythian people)
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
battle dust; the tumult of war
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?