undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; witty remark; light joke; amusing talk
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
from the viewpoint of; according to
lost; loss; to lose (something)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
flight; desertion; escape
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
thousand years; millennium; eternity
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
near; close by; within reach; familiar
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
24 hours; twenty-four hours
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to have meaning; to be meaningful
relief service (bus, train, etc.); interim service; additional service
business jet; private jet
chartered aircraft (airplane, jet, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)